Please be advised that the disruption to phone services that impacted the Cranbrook RCMP Detachment has been resolved and we are once again able to address non-emergency calls at 250-489-3471.

We would like to thank the public for their patience during the outage.

What is a non-emergency call?

Non-emergency calls are for police matters that do not require and immediate or urgent response.  Non-emergencies could include crimes with no suspect (example: theft of bicycle or from vehicle), a crime that occurred a while ago, frauds, on-going issues (example: vandalism), suspicious circumstances that may criminal activity, vehicle incidents where there are no injuries and that have not created an immediate hazard.

When should I call 911?

911 is for police, fire or medical emergencies. You should call 911 if you-or another person’s life, safety, health or property is in immediate risk.

Emergencies can include serious crimes that have just occurred (example: robbery, assault, abductions), crimes that are in progress (example: domestic disputes, attacks, impaired drivers, break and enter) and incidents or accidents with injuries or that pose threat to life or health (fires/smoke, hazardous goods incidents, downed power lines).

Cranbrook RCMP

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