Police Beat – December 19th

Addressing the naked pugalist
Problem residences…every community has a few, those houses that police attend on a regular basis, in some cases once or twice a week. These are houses where, in some cases, select groups of persons and in some cases anybody and everybody can go to party, drink, drug, and do just about whatever their heart desires.
Police typically refer to these types of residences as “Nuisance Properties” as the police get called to these residences regularly to deal with fights, intoxicated persons, drug use, drug overdoses, assaults, sexual assaults, damages to property, and disturbances. One of these residences is located in the Midnight Sun Trailer Park where the police are called quite regularly where a small select group of males gather on a regular basis to drink themselves into levels of intoxication that would kill most responsible social drinkers.
Police have responded to this residence to deal with fights, assaults and even a stabbing where those in attendance, even the victim, refused to cooperate with the police investigation.
Last Tuesday morning at 2:00 a.m. police were called to this residence once again where, after a night of over-indulgence, those in attendance began fighting and required police attendance to remove one overly intoxicated buck naked 47-year-old Prince George man. After some rather delicate hands-on jostling, police got the naked pugalist from Prince George into his clothes before hauling him off to jail for the remainder of the morning.
Less than 24 hours later police found themselves dealing with the same Prince George man under similar circumstances. Last Thursday morning at 6:07 a.m. police were flagged down by the man along 50th Street.
When police stopped to talk to the man they discovered he was very intoxicated and quite belligerent. He demanded police drive him to his friend’s house, however could not tell police where that was.
Due to the man’s state of intoxication and cold temperatures, police arrested the man for public intoxication and transported him to the police office where he was lodged for several hours to sober up.

Nice try
This past Saturday afternoon at 1:58 p.m. as member of the RCMP was pulling out of the detachment parking lot he observed a white 2008 Chevrolet Equinox sitting in the ditch at the intersection of McLeod Road and 50th Street. Police were advised by another motorist who had stopped at the scene they should check on the driver as he appeared intoxicated. Police walked up the driver’s side of the vehicle, which was still running, and observed a male sitting in the driver’s seat.
When the male looked up and saw the police standing outside the vehicle, he quickly jumped out, walked over to police and said he was trying to get the vehicle out of the ditch for his friend who was driving as he did not have a driver’s licence.
Police noted the young man appeared intoxicated and was having some difficulty standing still without swaying back and forth. The 25-year-old, through the overwhelming odour of liquor on his breath and slurred speech, stated he does not drink and he hadn’t had anything to drink.
Police advised the man he was under arrest for impaired driving and would be accompanying them back to the police office to provide breath samples.

A fast gas-up?
About this time police received a complaint from Fas Gas about an impaired driver that had just left Fas Gas a short time earlier driving a white Chevrolet Equinox. After impounding the vehicle police transported the 25-year-old man who refused to provide breath samples as required.

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Police later released the 25-year-old man after issuing him with a Promise to Appear in Court in February 25th to answer charges of impaired driving and refusing to provide breath sample. Police also served the driver with a 90-day Administrative Driving Prohibition and $276.00 traffic ticket for driving without a drivers license.

Failed the doobie test
Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. police had the occasion to stop a Black 2007 Chevrolet Sierra along Kennay Yah Road and speak to the driver. While talking with the 32-year-old Fort Nelson man driving police detected the strong odor of burnt Marijuana emanating from within the vehicle.
Police arrested the driver locating and seizing a quantity of Marijuana inside the vehicle. In an effort to determine if the drivers ability was impaired by drug police conducted several roadside Standardized Field Sobriety Tests which confirmed the drivers ability was impaired. As result police impounded the vehicle issuing the driver with a 24 hour prohibition from driving.

Snowman gets the Christmas Spirit
One hour later police spotted a very intoxicated snow covered fellow stumbling through the Airport Way Medical Clinic parking lot. Police approached the fellow and asked him to identify himself, the 32-year-old male gave police his name and address in Edmonton. Police noted the man was sporting a back pack and asked if they might have a look inside. The Edmonton resident agreed to let police have a peek inside his back pack, in hind sight he may have wished he had declined the police officers request. Police located 5 Kokanee’s and a quantity of Marijuana inside the back pack which they seized. Being the was polite and cooperative the police drove him home and turned him over to another sober adult who agreed to look after him.

Four beers a Gibson: you walk
Early Sunday morning at 12:40 a.m. police stopped a White 2009 Kenworth Tractor on 46th Street behind Boston Pizza. While speaking with the driver police enquired if he had been drinking anything recently. The 43-year-old Fort Nelson resident told police he had consumed four beers and a Gibson’s.
Police requested the driver provide a roadside sample of his breath into an approved screening device which resulted in a warning.
A second breath sample also resulted in a warning indication which lead police to impound the vehicle and issue the driver with a 3 day Immediate Roadside Prohibition from driving.

Wrong place, wrong time.
Early Sunday morning at around 3:18 a.m. police observed an obviously very intoxicated male walking through the A&W parking lot talking to himself and swearing out loud as he deliberately knocked over two stacks of plastic pallets. Police quickly approached and introduced themselves to the 27 year old Fort Nelson man informing him he was under arrest for Mischief and Causing a Disturbance. Police transported the intoxicated man to the police office where he was lodged in cells for a few hours to sober up before being released.
Less than half an hour later police received a report from the clerk at Fas Gas there was male in the store “forcing him to give him some money.” Suspecting there was a robbery in progress at Fas Gas police were quickly on scene where they were directed by the clerk to a very intoxicated male standing next to the front entrance. The clerk clarified with police the intoxicated male was not trying to rob him, but yelling at him to use his debit card for a cash back transaction. As this is against store policy the clerk advised police he refused the request which angered the man who began yelling and screaming at him. Police arrested the intoxicated 32 year old Edmonton man for Mischief transporting him to the police office where he lodged in jail until he was sober. While police were in the store they happened upon another intoxicated soul who had apparently wandered into the store approximately 30 minutes earlier finding himself an comfortable spot on the floor where he laid down and went to sleep. Police picked him also and gave him another place to sleep, one where the customers did not have to step over him.

Loaded for bear, in the bar
Police are investigating a bear spraying incident at the Fort Nelson Hotel Bar that turned out very badly for the 21-year -old Fort St. John intent on using the bear spray on several person’s inside the bar. According to an eye witness when the man produced the bear spray and attempted to spray several persons in the bar he was quickly over powered, sprayed with his own bear spray and then given a sound beating by those he attempted to bear spray.
Police called the BC Ambulance Service to attend to the young man who checked him over and cleared him for the trip to jail. Police were unable to find the other indivduals involved in this dispute who fled the bar prior to the arrival of police.
Those persons who actually witnessed the event have chosen not to cooperate with the police investigation of this incident.
Staff Sergeant Tom Roy
Officer-in-Charge
Northern Rockies Detachment