Suspect was wearing the other fellow’s boots
Northern Rockies RCMP are currently investigating two residential break and enters along Boundary Road. Police were called to the residences last Wednesday after receiving the first report at 7:26 a.m. that a house in the 4700 block of Boundary Road had been broken into sometime during the night.
A few hours later at 1:05 p.m. police received a report that a house in the 4800 block of Boundary Road had also been broken into overnight.
In a sheer stroke of good luck, police already had the culprit they believe responsible in custody.
Police arrested the 22-year-old accused shortly after midnight in response to an unrelated disturbance at a residence in the 4900 block of Sunset Drive. While police were preparing to release the man from custody later in the morning they noticed the work boots he was wearing when he was arrested matched perfectly the description of a pair of work boots stolen from inside one of the residences.
Police are continuing to investigate both of these break and enters.
Only two weeks into the new year and police have already removed six impaired drivers from local roads.
Friday evening at 6:34 p.m. police received a report of an intoxicated male struggling to climb into his truck in front of a local pizza business.
The complainant advised police he was following the suspected impaired driver who was driving very erratically southbound along Highway #97. Police caught up to the white 2007 GMC company truck on Highway #97 at KM 292. They detained the 48-year-old Fort Nelson driver for impaired driving. After failing two roadside breath tests police impounded the vehicle for 30 days and issued the driver with a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition from driving.
Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. police observed a black Bombardier snowmobile stuck in the deep snow alongside Eh Tah Road with the operator attempting to get the machine unstuck. When police stopped and asked the operator if he required any assistance they immediately noted the 17-year-old operator appeared intoxicated. The young man admitted to police he had been drinking and driving the snowmobile down the road. Police obtained two roadside breath samples into an Approved Screening Device, both resulting in a failure indication. Police subsequently impounded the snowmobile for 30 days and issued the young man with a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition from driving a motor vehicle.
It was not a good week for those folks who like to drink and drive snowmobiles. During the very early morning hours of this past Sunday police observed a snowmobile crossing Airport Drive from Southridge Mobile Home Park. Police followed the snowmobile for a short distance along Pine Crescent before summoning the operator to stop.
While speaking with the operator police noted some indications the operator appeared to have been drinking. When police inquired about this the snowmobile operator advised police he had been drinking very recently.
Police detained the 36-year-old Fort Nelson man for impaired driving and obtained two roadside breath samples into an Approved Screening Device. Both samples resulted in a failure indication. As a result police impounded the snowmobile for 30 days and issued the operator with a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition from driving a motor vehicle.
Assault in the powder room, this past Sunday morning around 1:30 a.m. while police were conducting a licensed premises check at the Fort Nelson Hotel bar they were approached by a male who stated he had just been assaulted. The male told police he walked into the washroom and observed another male snorting cocaine up his nose and who without any warning turned around punched him in the face.
The complainant advised police he did not wish to pursue criminal charges against the male who assaulted him. Police quickly located the male responsible for the assault and asked him to step outside the bar. While speaking with the 23-year -old Fort Nelson man police noted he had either just recently powdered his nose, or was as the victim of the assault stated, snorting cocaine.
When police asked the man to identify himself he became quite belligerent and was immediately arrested for public intoxication and causing a disturbance by fighting. Police transported and lodged the man in jail for the remainder of the night releasing him later without charge.
Several hours later Sunday evening at 8:15 p.m. police were dealing with another impaired driver. Acting on a complaint from the public of a Blue Dodge truck driving erratically along Alaska Highway pulling into the Woodlands Inn parking in front of the Liquor Store. Police quickly attended to the liquor store where they located the vehicle and driver. Judging by the bouquet of Marijuana emanating from the interior of the vehicle police quickly determined the drivers ability to operate’a motor vehicle safely was in fact not impaired by alcohol. When questioned about this the Chilliwack man admitted he had recently been smoking Marijuana. Once police were satisfied his ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by a drug they impounded his vehicle, seizing his drivers license and issuing him with a 24 hour prohibition from driving any motor vehicle.
Saff Sergeant Tom Roy
Officer-in-Charge
Northern Rockies Detachment.
Correction, the Northern Rockies RCMP would like to make a correction with rega~ds to the wording used to describe a domestic violence investigation in last weeks “Police Beat”. In the news article it was reported the victim had been kicked, this information has not been substantiated and therefore may have been misleading.
We apologize for this error.
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