New staff at Strathmore RCMP

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Staff Sgt. Kevin Reilly gave a service update to Town council on June 5 including the introduction of two new graduates from RCMP depot, Cst. Erin Peters and Cst. Adam Arendas. 

“Mayor and council, thanks for inviting us and I wanted to say thanks for being given the opportunity to work with council, the Mayor and Town Administration in the future as the new detachment commander. I look forward to the new opportunity and challenges,” said Reilly.

He presented a summary of initiatives taken concerning traffic on Hwy 1. A meeting was held with the Mayor, CAO, traffic unit, sheriffs and Reilly, to discuss the problem and develop a set of initiatives to address them. Reilly said he has encouraged officers for the last several months  to monitor the roadway. Regular patrols spent one to two hours sessions at different times of day issuing tickets for infractions.

There were 75 violations tickets written, four warning tickets,one suspended driver which led to the seizure of his 18 wheel cattle liner, one vehicle seized for lack of insurance,and one red light violation. They also monitor speed violations.

“We have got some good feedback from people in the community and the Town management team. They have seen us out there more and we have gotten a lot of help from integrated traffic and sheriffs,” said Reilly.

Drug complaints since January 15 were 17 complaints, five charges and five investigations are ongoing.

The detachment is putting on an open house on June 15, a project that has been in the works for several years. He has invited people from the town and rural areas, contacted the schools and invites everyone to attend. There will be many exciting activities on display and the Mayor and Jason Hale will attend.