THE BATTLEFORDS — Battlefords RCMP responded to 523 calls for service Wednesday, April 27, through Tuesday, May 3.
Nine missing persons reported.
One investigation is currently active.
• Tanya Armstrong, 40, was last reported seen the morning of April 28. There is information she was in Prince Albert as recently as Monday, May 2. She is five foot five, with a stocky build, brown eyes and medium-length brown hair.
22 assault investigations
• Police were dispatched to a residence on the 1200-block 97th Street in North Battleford on April 28 at 5 a.m. after a 911 call reporting a suspect at the location was in possession of a knife and threatening another person at the residence. A 27-year-old woman was arrested on scene without incident and is facing charges of assault with a weapon and uttering threats. No one was injured during the altercation.
• Report of an assault on Finlayson Island on the late afternoon of April 28. A 16-year-old victim was suffering from facial injuries after an altercation with another male. The victim was transported to hospital in Saskatoon for treatment of serious, but not life-threatening injuries. No suspect has yet been identified, the matter remains under investigation.
• Report of a disturbance on the 1400-block 112th Street in North Battleford at approximately 8 p.m. on May 3. There was an altercation between two small groups of individuals outside of a home, and it was reported that several persons were engaged in a physical altercation. No injuries have been reported. The involved persons have been identified and the investigation is still ongoing. No decision on charges has yet been made.
• 911 call to a residence on the 1300-block 103rd Street in North Battleford shortly after 5 a.m. on May 1. At the residence police located a 32-year-old woman suffering several noticeable injuries. A 26-year-old male known to the victim was arrested on the scene. It was alleged he had held the victim at the residence against her will for several hours and assaulted her. The accused was remanded into custody and made his first appearance on May 2 charged with forcible confinement and sexual assault.
• A 50-year-old woman was arrested and is facing charges of sexual assault, sexual interference and uttering threats after an incident on 102nd Street in North Battleford reported in the late morning of May 2. The accused is alleged to have assaulted the victim and then threatened him after the incident. The victim was not injured during the incident. The accused made her first appearance in Provincial Court on May 3.
13 break and enter investigations
• Break and enter to a business on Railway Avenue East in North Battleford in the early morning hours of April 28. An air conditioner and gazebo are among items reported taken.
• A 32-year-old male was arrested and is facing a charge of break and enter after being located inside a business on the 1600-block 103rd Street in North Battleford shortly after 9:30 p.m. on April 28. The male was located wearing a mask and hiding in a dark room and when confronted claimed he was supposed to be there. He was not. He has since been released from custody until his first scheduled appearance in provincial court later this spring.
• Report of a break and enter to a garage on the 900-block 106th Street in North Battleford at 10 p.m. on April 28. Members located a male who fled from police on foot but was apprehended a short time later. A 34-year-old man made his first appearance on April 29, charged with break and enter and resisting arrest.
• Break in to a storage unit at a construction site on the Moosomin First Nation. Some time in the early morning hours of May 3, suspect(s) gained entry and removed a significant amount of construction equipment.
• Break and enter to a residence on the 1500-block 104th Street in North Battleford, believed to have occurred in the late afternoon of April 27. A black Alpine sub box was reported stolen.
• Break and enter to a residence on Asquith Avenue in North Battleford some time on the evening of May 2 or early May 3. Some electronics and appliances among items reported missing.
Five vehicle thefts
• Silver 2021 Dodge Ram 2500 Longhorn diesel reported stolen from 17th Street West in Battleford in the early morning hours of May 3.
14 Mental Health Act iInvestigations
Nine traffic collisions.
One individual charged with impaired driving
• A 19-year-old male is facing numerous charges after a reported incident at rural residence south of Battleford reported just after 2:30 a.m. on April 30. The male is alleged to have attended a residence where there was a party in progress. The male was not welcome and was requested to leave. He initially refused and when he did leave his vehicle struck a person standing near the driveway before fleeing the scene. He was located and arrested a short time later in North Battleford. The individual struck by the vehicle was treated at hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The accused is facing charges of dangerous driving, impaired driving causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon and failing to remain after an accident resulting in bodily harm. He has since been released from custody, his first appearance in Provincial Court is set in June.
58 various traffic charges
12 reported theft complaints
One fraud complaint
32 calls relating to disturbance of the peace
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).
