Making pancakes late at night is apparently a problem for one Kelowna parent.
On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Kelowna RCMP released a list on social media of unusual 911 calls the department received in 2025.
Included in the list was a father who called 911 because his son was making pancakes at 11 p.m. It’s unknown if police attended or got any pancakes.
The RCMP also received a call who reported a woman screaming in distress.
“Upon police arriving, the ‘screaming’ was a family member squeegeeing their shower,” said RCMP.
Mounties also received a ghostly report one day.
“A report was made to Kelowna RCMP of a suspicious driver on Highway 97 driving as a ghost with a sheet over their head and wearing sunglasses,” the RCMP’s social media post stated. “It wasn’t Halloween.”
A local business also called police after a theft to one of its vending machines. Police attending and discovered the culprit was the employee’s dog.
“The Kelowna RCMP urge you to take a pause before calling 911 to determine if this is an emergency that needs police to attend,” reads the post.
RCMP also remind residents not to call 9-1-1 unless it is an emergency where you feel unsafe or to report a crime in progress.