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N.S. man charged for making ‘belligerent, disrespectful and offensive’ calls to RCMP

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The Yarmouth Rural RCMP in Nova Scotia has charged a man for “making harassing phone calls” to the RCMP operational communications centre.

In a release on Wednesday, police say a 28-year-old man from the community of Dayton called the RCMP shortly before 10 a.m. on Nov. 1 to enquire about an investigation.

He was “belligerent, disrespectful and offensive with the RCMP call-taker,” it said.

“Over the next thirty minutes, the man called the RCMP (operational communications centre) and openly advised call-takers, supervisors, and a senior police officer that he intended to waste the RCMP’s time and would continue calling,” the release said.

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“The man was provided multiple warnings concerning the proper use of emergency services and that he was tying up the phone lines of critical infrastructure.”

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The release said officers attended his home and arrested the man without incident.

Dryden Frederick Clayton Perry, 28, of Dayton, has been charged with harassing communications and breach of probation. Perry was released on conditions and will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on November 8, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

“The RCMP would like to remind the public to contact the police or other emergency services when their services are required,” it said.

“Please do not tie up 911 lines or intentionally contact emergency services when the situation is not an emergency. If your matter is not urgent, it can be dealt with by calling your local police or RCMP Detachment directly.”

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