Iqaluit RCMP resolve to get more staff

Iqaluit RMCP plan to boost their ranks during the holidays after what one officer called “a rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”

Police found that three officers wasn’t enough to handle the number of booze-fueled incidents at bars and homes, as partiers celebrated the coming of the new year.

Sgt. Dale McLeod said the RCMP will bring in one more officer to deal with the influx in calls.

Police received 27 calls on New Year’s Eve, almost double the amount they dealt with last year.

“The boys were running flat-out,” McLeod said.

The majority of calls were alcohol-related.