THE BATTLEFORDS — Battlefords RCMP responded to 1022 calls for service from Wednesday, March 23, through Tuesday, April 5.
30 missing persons reported
No investigations are currently active.
55 assault investigations
• 911 call to a residence on the 1400 block of 100th Street in North Battleford at 12:30 a.m. on March 26. A 20-year-old male suspect was reported to have come into the residence damaging property and assaulting the complainant. Both parties were known to each other. Suspect fled scene prior to member’s arrival. Complainant was not injured during incident and investigation is still ongoing.
• Patrolling members came upon an altercation in progress shortly after 10 a.m. on March 27 on the 900 block of 102nd Street in North Battleford. Two adult women were witnessed by members striking each other. A 36-year-old woman and a 41-year-old woman were arrested without incident. Charges of assault are currently pending and matter remains under investigation.
• Police responded to a residence on the 1100 block of 104th Street in North Battleford after a 911 call at 4:30 p.m. on March. 31 A 46-year-old male was arrested and has been charged with one count of assault after an altercation with a woman at the residence. The woman was not injured during the incident. The accused has since been released on conditions of no contact with the victim.
• Report of a break and enter and assault at a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation shortly before 5 a.m. on March 31. Male known to the occupants of the home came into the house and assaulted two of the occupants and threw several items around the home before fleeing. Charges are currently pending against a 26-year-old suspect for assault, mischief and break and enter. Matter remains under investigation.
• A warrant for arrest has been issued for Preston Wuttunee, 29 for one count of assault. Police were called to a residence on the 1200 block of 96th Street in North Battleford on March 29 at 5 p.m. The accused was alleged to have assaulted a woman at the residence before leaving in a vehicle. The victim was treated for minor injuries after being punched by the accused during a brief altercation.
• Call of a disturbance on 107th Street in North Battleford at 4 p.m. on March 27. Suspects were reported to have left scene in a blue Subaru which was located a short time later by members on Railway Avenue. The vehicle driver was detained for the purposes of a roadside screening then arrested when he failed to provide a sample of his breath. A passenger from the vehicle became upset and advised he would not allow the driver to be arrested and pushed one of the responding members. The passenger was then arrested and taken into custody as well. The 23-year-old driver was charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired and refusal, and has since been released from custody.
• Police were called to complete a welfare check on a 42-year-old male on the 2000 block of 99th Street on the late afternoon of March 30. Police located the male suffering from significant bruising up and down his torso sustained in an assault which had occurred the previous weekend. The male was transported to hospital and treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries. Matter remains under investigation.
• Police were called to a residence just outside North Battleford at 7 p.m. on March 26 reporting two unwanted males in the home. Both were refusing to leave and claimed to have a firearm. Police attended and arrested two males at the location. No firearm was located but one was in possession of ammunition. Two men were arrested.
• Police are investigating a reported assault that occurred at a residence on the 1200 block of 108th Street in North Battleford shortly after 9 p.m. on April 5. Police were called to a disturbance involving 10 to 15 persons. Upon arrival, a 17-year-old youth was found unconscious outside the residence. He has been transported to RUH in Saskatoon with serious injuries. A second male was found to be suffering from an edged weapon injury to his arm, which was treated. An adult woman, adult male and one youth were all arrested on scene and currently remain in custody. No decision on charges has been made and the investigation is still ongoing.
14 break and enter investigations
• Break and enter to a business on the 1400 block of 100th Street in North Battleford at 3:50 a.m. on April 2. Suspect(s) smashed the front door glass before fleeing. Remains under investigation.
• Break and enter to a business on the 2600 bock of 98th Street in North Battleford just before 6 a.m. on April 2. Suspect(s) damaged front door. Remains under investigation.
• Break and enter to a garage on the 200 block of 33rd Street in Battleford some time in the early morning hours of March 30.
• Break in to a residence under renovations on the 1000 block of 108th Street in North Battleford some time in the early morning of April 4 or evening of April 3. Hot water heater, space heater and various tools reported missing.
• Police were called to a break and enter in progress on the 1000 block of 104th Street in North Battleford at 9:30 p.m. on March 26. A 21-year-old male was located inside and arrested without incident. He has subsequently been charged with one count of break and enter.
Eight vehicle thefts
• Grey 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan with Saskatchewan licence 872LGE reported stolen from a residence on the Sweetgrass First Nation some time on the evening of March 31 or early morning hours of April 1.
39 Mental Health Act investigations
14 traffic collisions
Five individuals charged with impaired driving
106 various traffic charges
• A 25-year-old woman was arrested and is facing a charge of public mischief, after she called in a false complaint shortly after 1 a.m. on March 25, alleging there was a male at a residence on St Laurent Drive in North Battleford armed with a firearm and threatening people. Investigation revealed the incident to have been fabricated by the caller who was subsequently arrested and charged.
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).
