‘Alleviate some crime fears through volunteering’: Merritt RCMP

MERRITT, B.C. — Recently, a group of Merrittonians held a crime rally outside of City Hall to try to bring more attention to the crime issues around the city. Following the rally, Merritt City Council held a Police Committee meeting to discuss the current situation in the Merritt RCMP’s jurisdiction.

At the meeting, Mayor Linda Brown asked what could be done to help alleviate some of the fears of the citizens.

“One of the best ways for people to engage and address those fears is to step up and volunteer for some of the programs we have in our municipality,” began Cst. David Feller. “We do have very strong block watch programs, we do have business watch programs, we have a lot of organizations in place for the community at the Community Policing Office. We are at a real lack of volunteers for our programs right now, we would love to see the public participate.”

“There are a lot of ways that those individuals that are passionate and fired up can volunteer with us and have a real positive effect on our community,” added Feller.