An RCMP initiative to communicate through Twitter the calls received over the course of News Year's Eve and into New Year's day was somewhat thwarted by a lack of tweet capacity.
The substance of all 911 calls were broadcast through the RCMP's English and French Twitter accounts starting at 10 p.m. Dec. 31. The tweets continued until 2 a.m. when the maximum limit for transmissions was reached.
According to the police, the calls for service around the province included numerous assaults (with and without weapons), stranded motorists requiring assistance, reports of stolen vehicles, mischief, fireworks complaints and welfare checks.
Those who were participating in or watching the Twitter event would have noted that there were numerous complaints where alcohol was involved, the RCMP say in a press release.
There were also a couple of calls which were made through the 911 emergency line and should not have been made. One person called through wishing the police a happy New Year and another person called reporting their hotel room had bed bugs.
The RCMP remind the public that 911 should be used in emergency situations only and calls are made to 911 that are non-emergent in nature take away from real emergencies other people could be experiencing.
