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Quesnel RCMP targets drug and property offenders with a new Crime Reduction Unit…
QUESNEL, BC: The Quesnel RCMP Crime Reduction Unit has had an impact on property and drug offenders in the past four months. On February 1, 2020, the Quesnel RCMP boosted the number of police officers in the Detachment by two members. The funding for these positions were approved by Quesnel City Council with input from…
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Ended… Significant rainfall for BC North…
As of June 7, Environment Canada has ended the Special Weather Statement. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement as Significant Rainfall is headed for Northeastern BC, particularly around the Fort Nelson region… A series of disturbances will move through northern BC bringing periods of moderate to heavy rainfall tonight through Monday. Potential impacts…
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AccessAbility Week grants support new skills development…
Toni’s brain injury changed her life. Eleven years ago, she was working as an operating room technician, a vocation that requires mental acuity and physical stamina. After she sustained a brain injury, her cognitive and physical challenges meant she was unable to return to her job. An acquired brain injury is damage to the brain…
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Water main connection to Fire Hall No. 1…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Starting at 7:00 AM on Monday, June 8, Carney Street will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian public access between Winnipeg Street and Ellison Drive to allow crews to install a water main connection for the new fire hall, currently under construction. The traffic disruption is expected to take about one…
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Stabbing incident sends one person to hospital…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Thursday June 4, 2020, at approximately 7:30 AM, the Prince George RCMP received a report from a member of the public advising a male had allegedly been stabbed on Queensway near 4th Ave… Officers attended and located the male receiving medical treatment from Good Samaritans that stopped to help. The man appeared…
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CFSEU-BC Uniform Gang Enforcement Team Seizes Drugs and Weapons in Prince George..
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Last week, members of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia’s (CFSEU-BC’s) Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) were deployed to Prince George… By conducting active and high visibility enforcement in the community, including on those individuals or groups that may be posing the greatest risk to public safety due to…
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How the City deals with mosquitoes and invasive plants (and how residents can help)…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: When the weather warms up, Prince George residents head outdoors to enjoy the beauty of our natural environment, whether by taking a walk through more than 100 kilometres of park trails, or heading into the back yard to mow the lawn or plant a garden. For the past 25 years, the City…
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Impaired driver arrested following crash…
DAWSON CREEK, BC: On Sunday May 31, 2020 around 9:20 pm, Dawson Creek RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver southbound on 8th Street… When the police tried to stop the pickup, the driver continued driving, at a low speed, failing to stop for police. The vehicle drove off the road through private…
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Four people arrested following two Search Warrants…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Four people have been arrested following a Drug Trafficking investigation… On Sunday May 31, 2020, members of the Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew Unit with assistance of the Detachment’s General Duty Section, executed two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrants on residences in Prince George. The warrants were executed at a…
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RCMP investigating serious collision involving pedestrian…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Sunday May 31, 2020 at approximately 5:00 PM, frontline officers from the Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian involved collision at the corner of 1st Avenue and Ospika Boulevard in Prince George. Officers and other emergency services arrived on scene and found an 18 year old male suffering…
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Five Prince George RCMP officers could face charges following a 2017 incident…
SURREY, BC: The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has now forwarded a report to the BC Prosecution Service for their consideration of charges. Following the IIO’s information bulletin on July 16, 2019, advising that this matter would be referred to the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS), additional lines of inquiry were identified and followed. This work…
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Drug search warrant executed at scene of a recent attempted murder…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: On Wednesday May 27, 2020 at approximately 5:00 PM, frontline officers assigned to the Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on the 1200 block of 5th Avenue in Prince George. Two occupants were arrested without incident. Investigators located fentanyl, cocaine and methadone…
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Charges laid in the murder of Richard Duncan…
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC: The BC Provincial Crown Counsel Special Prosecutions Office confirmed that they have charged 26 year-old Jayson GILBERT with second degree murder in relation to the death of Richard Duncan from Williams Lake… On August 6, 2019, officers were called to a residence on Mackenzie Avenue for a shots fired complaint. Richard was found severely…
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Enhanced enforcement in downtown Prince George…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC: Enhanced enforcement in the downtown and surrounding areas of the city are already showing dramatic results… Frontline officers working in the Downtown & Gateway commercial areas, and along the corridors in between, have been stepping up visibility and enforcement over the last two weeks. From May 15 to May 25, officers took the following…
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Search warrant yields stolen property and firearms from Quesnel acreage…
QUESNEL, BC: On May 25, 2020, RCMP in Quesnel received a report about stolen property on an acreage on Sundown Road, near Quesnel… With the assistance of the Quesnel RCMP General Investigation Section, and the Crime Reduction Unit, a search warrant was executed on May 26, 2020. The search of the residence and property resulted…
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