THE BATTLEFORDS — Battlefords RCMP responded to 538 calls for service Wednesday, May 11, through Tuesday, May 17.
Nine missing persons reported
• Tracy Wright, 25, was reported missing on the afternoon of May 16. She was last seen the previous week on the Moosomin First Nation. Police have since confirmed one sighting in North Battleford on Friday, May 13. Tracy is approximately five good four, 180 pounds, with brown eyes and medium-length brown hair. She has a purple rose tattoo on her left forearm and was wearing a black t-shirt and black jogging pants when last seen.
16 assault investigations
• Report of an assault on the 1100-block 101st Street in North Battleford on May 16 at 4:20 p.m. The victim was approached by the accused and punched in the abdomen. The accused was already on conditions of no contact due to a previous assault against the victim. The accused was located a short time later and arrested without incident. A 32-year-old woman was charged with assault and failing to comply with an undertaking. The victim was not seriously injured.
• Police responded to a report of an intoxicated male causing a disturbance on the 600-block 104th Street in North Battleford at 6:30 a.m. on May 11. The accused was located and became combative during the arrest before being taken into custody. A 21-year-old male is facing charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. He has since been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Provincial Court on June 20.
• A male is reported to have become upset while at a business on the 1200-block 102nd Street in North Battleford on May 13 at 11:20 a.m. The male threw a bottle of hand sanitizer at a victim before exiting the business and breaking two windows with rocks. A suspect has been identified and charges are currently pending against a 43-year-old male from the North Battleford area.
13 break and enter investigations
• Call of a break and enter in progress on the 1400-block 100th Street in North Battleford at 10:30 a.m. on May 15. Unknown male fled on foot. Police were able to set up containment of the area and the accused was located after a search of the area and arrested. A 37-year-old male has been charged with resisting arrest, break and enter and possession of break and enter instruments. His first appearance in court is scheduled for later this spring.
• A business on Highway 4 North in North Battleford had a storage shed broken into around 3 a.m. on May 14. Damage to structure but nothing reported missing.
• Report of a shed broken into on the 1300-block 99th Street in North Battleford between May 13 and 15. A lawnmower was stolen.
• A residence on the Saulteaux First Nation was reported broken into in the early morning of May 12. Electronics and personal items reported taken. Damage to a door and windows also reported.
• A 27-year-old male and a 42-year-old male were arrested and charged with break and enter after they were located by police inside a vacant home on the 1100-block 98th Street in North Battleford at 1:20 p.m. on May 16. Bicycles, clothing and exercise equipment were among property reported taken.
• Break and enter to a garage on the 1600-block 98th Street in North Battleford between May 14 and May 16.
Four vehicle thefts
• Red 1997 Chevrolet C/R 2500 crew cab with Saskatchewan license 893MGQ stolen from Highway 4 near the Battle River Bridge at about 4 p.m. on May 12.
15 Mental Health Act investigations
Seven traffic collisions
Three individuals charged with impaired driving
• Complaint of an erratic driver on 102nd Street in North Battleford, reported to be swerving all over the street and nearly rear-ended another vehicle. Police located the accused shortly after 10:30 a.m. on May 14 and found the driver to be intoxicated. There was one other adult passenger in the vehicle and a small child who was not secured also in the vehicle. The driver was arrested on scene and became combative with the arresting officer. A 27-year-old woman is facing charges of impaired driving, driving while over .08, assaulting a police officer as well as several charges under the Traffic Safety Act.
73 various traffic charges
• A 19-year-old male is facing several charges after a vehicle stop on 100th Street in North Battleford. Police attempted to stop a vehicle shortly after 1 a.m. on May 14. A passenger fled from the vehicle and was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. The suspect was found to be in possession of bear spray he had concealed on his person. The 19 year old is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and three counts of failing to comply with an undertaking. He was remanded into custody and made his first appearance on May 16.
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).
