The property crime spree that plagued Sackville and surrounding areas through the summer and fall calmed down in November and December, according to RMCP Sergeant Paul Gagn\u00e9, presenting to Sackville town council last month.<\/p>\n
Gagn\u00e9 was before council to present the Sackville detachment\u2019s quarterly report, analyzing the 370 calls it documented in the three month period.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe summer and September, October were quite busy with break ins and thefts,\u201d Gagn\u00e9 told council. \u201cNot only in Sackville, but the whole area and southeast district\u2026The public was generally aware of what I consider a bit of a spree. Especially over the last year, we had a lot of calls, people calling in suspicious things.\u201d<\/p>\n
But things took a turn for the better in early winter, said Gagn\u00e9.<\/p>\n
The RCMP report showed that theft under $5,000 and break and enter cases doubled compare to the same time period the previous year. There was 10 break and enters and 28 thefts under $5,000 investigated through the Sackville detachment from October to December 2021.<\/p>\n
Gagn\u00e9 told council that it was his impression that the majority of property crime was due to drug use, and dependance on illegal supplies of drugs. \u201cI\u2019ve spoken before about what I think what I think is, in my opinion, driving a lot of the property crime,\u201d said Gagn\u00e9, specifically naming dependance on illegal supplies of crystal meth as an issue.<\/p>\n
The same quarterly report noted only one drug-related case from October to December 2021, related to possession. The previous year during the same quarter, there was one trafficking case.<\/p>\n
Gagn\u00e9 also noted high numbers of mental health related calls, which were up since last year, he said. \u201cThe fact that Mental Health Act investigations are highlighted as number three [on a list of most frequent daily occurences] is a good indicator how much mental health is a contributing factor in the demand for calls for service.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI would encourage the fact that we need to look at that more and more as a society for sure,\u201d said Gagn\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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