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Three males charged following shooting and pursuit…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: The investigation into Thursday’s targeted shooting and subsequent flight from police is continuing… Evidence found during the investigation has shown that a suspect discharged a firearm at police in pursuit, striking the windshield of a police cruiser. The officer was not hurt. Investigators continue to gather evidence and obtain statements from witnesses. The…
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UBC researcher examines the psychological toll of the pandemic…
From facing fears of contracting the virus, coping with extended separation from loved ones, and combatting the everyday emotional and financial repercussions of COVID-19, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on our mental health and wellbeing. Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, professor and head of the UBC department of psychiatry, explores the psychological toll of COVID-19…
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Three people in custody after shots fired at a home in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Three people are in custody and police continue to investigate following a shooting and vehicle chase late Thursday morning… Police say at approximately 11:37 AM, officers began receiving multiple reports of shots fired on Bellos Street in Prince George. Witnesses reported that occupants in a vehicle pulled up to a specific residence, opened…
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Nine people arrested following Search Warrant on Nation Cres…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: During the early morning hours of Wednesday October 7, 2020, the Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew Unit with the assistance of the North District RCMP’s Emergency Response Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on Nation Crescent in Prince George. Nine people were located and arrested…
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Police investigating shooting on Bellos Street…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Police are once again investigating a shooting occurrence at a home near Bellos Street in Prince George… Police say at approximately 12:30 AM, on the morning officers received a report of shots fired near Bellos Street in Prince George. Multiple frontline officers including a Police Dog Service team attended the area. One residence…
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Potential victims of pimp Pierre-André Baptiste sought across Canada by the EILP…
MONTRÉAL, QC: At the request of the Équipe intégrée de lutte contre le proxénétisme (EILP) (Integrated Anti-Procuring Team), the RCMP Surrey detachment proceeded with the arrest of Pierre-André Baptiste on Thursday, September 24 for engaging in the sexual exploitation of a 25-year-old woman. The investigators have reasons to believe this pimp might have other victims in…
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Williams Lake RCMP seeking witnesses to a suspicious incident…
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: This morning on October 7, frontline RCMP officers in Williams Lake were contacted by a local school administrator after a child reported a man had asked her to get into his truck, while on her way from school the previous day. According to the child, she had been walking alone in the…
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Arrested… PG RCMP seek Wanted man on Canada Wide Warrant…
UPDATE: Police have arrested FONTAINE. PRINCE GEORGE, BC: The Prince George RCMP is requesting the public’s help in locating a dangerous man Wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant… On Wednesday September 2, 2020, a Canada-wide warrant for Being Unlawfully at Large was issued for 37 year-old Steven James Fontaine. The arrest warrant was issued after…
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Young boy safe after being grabbed and dragged on popular Quesnel trail…
QUESNEL, BC: An 11 year-old boy is safe after being grabbed and dragged by an unknown man… On October 5, 2020, at approximately 7:00 pm, an 11 year-old boy was walking with his family on the river walk trail, near the Quesnel River Bridge. When the boy stopped to rest, and his family continued to…
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Council votes to reopen RMCA and CN Centre…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Prince George City Council has voted to reopen the ice at CN Centre and Rolling Mix Concrete Arena (RMCA) for user groups as well as to resume access to the CN Centre concourse for walking during the 2020/21 winter season. Ice use will be available at both facilities by late October. Many…
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Pedestrian in serious condition after being struck on Ospika Blvd…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Sunday October 4, 2020 at approximately 5:00 PM, RCMP and other emergency services were called to a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Ospika Blvd South at Davis Road. Police say an adult male pedestrian was transported to hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, as…
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Make your home (and community) less delicious for bears
“Knock, knock” “Who’s there?” If you have not made your home “bear-proof,” it could be a bear. It could also be staff from City of Prince George Bylaw Services and the BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) popping by to make sure bears are not tempted to pay your home a visit. For the next four…
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Five people arrested following Warrant on Boyd Street in Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Thursday October 1, 2020, the Prince George RCMP obtained and executed a Criminal Code search warrant at a residence on Boyd Street, near First Avenue and Ospika Boulevard. This is the same residence police attended on Monday September 28, 2020, to arrest Priority Offender, Colin Durrand. Four adult males and an…
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Specialized gang enforcement team heads to Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: In continued effort to keep our community safe, the Prince George RCMP invited a policing partner to Prince George to assist with targeting and disrupting drug trafficking groups associated to the recent violence in our City. Combating violence in our community requires a multi-faceted approach to dealing with the problem. As part…
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New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health…
B.C. nurses working in the front lines at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced high levels of emotional exhaustion, depression and anxiety, finds a new survey by UBC nursing researchers and the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU). Three out of five nurses surveyed, or 60 per cent, reported emotional exhaustion, compared with 56 per cent…
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