Prank call brings out police response

A report of an armed male threatening to harm himself and others resulted in a massive RCMP response to downtown Steinbach on Nov. 13, but ultimately appears to have been a prank call.

RCMP say they responded to the report of the male at a business address on Main Street at 6:45 p.m.

Though they did not indicate which business, RCMP were grouped near Subway and Burrito Hut.

Subway employees were sent across the street, and Main Street was blocked off in the area.

Pedestrians too were initially warned to stay away but were allowed to proceed long before police cars were moved to allow vehicular traffic to proceed.

RCMP say they conducted a search of the business and the surrounding area and did not locate any potential suspect or victims.

“The reported incident could not be substantiated, and it was determined that there was no threat to public safety,” they said in a statement.