THE BATTLEFORDS — Battlefords RCMP responded to 519 calls for service from Wednesday, Aug. 24, through Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Six Missing Persons Reported.
• One active investigation.
20 Assault Investigations.
*All addresses in North Battleford unless otherwise stated.
• Police responded to residence in the Cando district shortly after midnight on Aug. 27 in response to a 911 call of a disturbance. A woman reported being punched in the face during an altercation with a second woman at the residence. A 20-year-old woman is facing a charge of assault.
• Aug. 27 at 11:45 p.m. police called to report of an assault in the area of 108th Street and 11th Avenue. The female victim reported being pushed onto the ground during an argument with a male known to her. She was not injured in the altercation. A 22-year-old male from Saskatoon is facing one count of assault.
• Shortly after 1 p.m Aug. 28, there was a report of a disturbance at a residence on the 1100-block 108th Street. A 51-year-old male is to appear in court next month charged with one count of assault. The victim reported being struck during an argument but did not sustain serious injuries.
• Police responding to a 911 noise complaint of a loud vehicle on Scott Drive in at 1 a.m. on Aug. 30 located a woman in her twenties suffering from a bleeding nose sustained during a physical altercation. A 22-year-old male was arrested on scene and is scheduled to appear next month charged with one count of assault.
• Police were called to an assault in progress on the 1900-block 104th Street at 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 30. It appeared a man was fighting with a shirtless teen. The teen was located and spoken to along with several witnesses and it was learned the man had interrupted the shirtless male who was assaulting another youth. It was then learned the 20-year-old suspect had also exposed himself to people at that location. When arrested, the subject became violent and bit one of the arresting officers on the hand, the member was wearing safety gloves at the time and was not injured. The suspect was charged with uttering threats, assault, mischief, committing an indecent act, resisting arrest, obstruction, assaulting a police officer.
• 911 call of a male armed with a bat threatening to assault the occupants of a residence in the Cochin district shortly after 9 p.m. on Aug. 26. Police recovered a bat at the scene and arrested the 31-year-old male suspect without incident. No one was reported injured. The suspect was charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
• Report of someone assaulted with bear mace at a residence on 33rd Street in Battleford at 715 a.m. on Aug. 27. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The 26-year-old suspect was located several hours later and is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and breach of probation.
• Police were called to a residence on the Saulteaux First Nation at 9 p.m. on the Aug. 30 for a report of two suspects armed with a firearm and bear mace. Suspects were reported to have deployed bear mace into the residence as well as pointed a firearm at the occupants before fleeing. A 19-year-old male was arrested later in the evening and remains in custody. A second suspect has also been identified. Charges are currently pending against both subjects. The investigation is still ongoing.
Five Break and Enter Investigations.
• Break-in to a business on Territorial Drive East, sometime overnight on Aug. 29-30. Some smaller items stolen, no cash taken.
Patrolling officers came upon a youth wanted on several outstanding warrants in the area of 10th Avenue at 10:30 on Aug. 28. The youth fled from police and was arrested a short time later as he was attempting to break into a residence on the 1000-block 104th Street in North Battleford. The 17 year old was arrested and held for court the next day on his outstanding warrants and new charges of resisting arrest and break and enter to a residence.
Six Vehicle Thefts.
Police recovered a stolen vehicle on the 1100-block 100th Street in North Battleford at 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 26. Three suspects were located inside the vehicle and arrested without incident. A 20-year-old woman was later released without charges. A 22-year-old woman was remanded into custody and appeared on Aug. 29 charged with two counts of breach of probation. A 19-year-old man was remanded into custody and also appeared on Aug. 29 in court charged with identity fraud, possession of stolen property and failing to comply with a release order.
25 Mental Health Investigations.
10 Traffic Collisions.
Two Individuals Charged with Impaired Driving.
68 Various Traffic Charges.
83 Disturbance Calls
21 Other Reported Thefts
19 Mischief investigations.
Anyone with information on any incident is urged to call the Battlefords RCMP at 306-446-1720 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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