Mar. 12 during school hours, the Fort St. James RCMP were dispatched to Fort St. James Secondary School after a reported arson.
Two students had apparently started a fire in a garbage can during shop class.
They then threw the flaming bag outside and tried to stomp it out.
RCMP attended and the students apologized and were being dealt with through the school disciplinary system.
Mar. 13 ar 2:35 p.m., some RCMP members on patrol in Tache noticed a vehicle with someone they recognized as a known prohibited driver behind the wheel.
The members then pulled over the green Plymouth Voyager and confirmed the driver was indeed a prohibited from driving.
The suspect was then arrested for driving while prohibited and then released on a promise to appear notice.
The vehicle was impounded for seven days and the driver will appear in court June 2.
Mar. 15 at 1:23 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a possible domestic dispute on Stuart Drive East.
The members attended and located a female with minor injuries outside a residence.
They then went into the apartment which was believed to be the site of the incident and found one male and one female. The male was apparently a witness and said the two women had engaged in a consensual fight.
The one female had bite marks on her arm, the other had blood, cuts and scratches on her face.
RCMP said all three appeared intoxicated.
The one female was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Everyone involved refused to provide statements and the file was concluded without charges.
Mar. 15 at 8:53 a.m. RCMP were called to Yekooche Reserve to a report of two males fighting.
When RCMP arrived, they spoke to one of the men involved and he said another male had shown up at his home and asked for a ride.
He had refused and the man then began kicking his truck, then attempted to break his passenger side window.
The man in the house then went out and the two engaged in a fight.
Neither man involved wanted anything done and the file was concluded. Both men were reportedly intoxicated.
Mar. 15 at 10:47 a.m. RCMP met a female who attended the detachment to report an assault on her person. She said she was assaulted earlier the same morning around 4 a.m.
The victim reported she was assaulted at a residence on Middle Road on Nak’azdli Reserve while dropping off a friend.
When she was pulling out of the driveway, the suspect reportedly pulled open the driver’s door, jumped into the vehicle and began punching, scratching and pulling the victim’s hair.
The passenger then pulled the suspect off of the driver and the driver left the scene.
The victim reportedly had bruising and scratch marks on one side of her face.
The matter is still under investigation subject to the arrest of the suspect.
Mar. 15 at 10:15 p.m., RCMP members on patrol observed a dark coloured GMC Yukon being operated without tail lights in Fort St. James.
Members attempted to stop the vehicle with lights and sirens, but the vehicle sped away, then suddenly stopped on Elm Street and passengers exited the vehicle.
The vehicle then sped off, but RCMP declined pursuit due to public safety concerns.
As a result of their investigation, RCMP realized the plates on the vehicle did not belong to the vehicle and the vehicle itself belonged to a prohibited driver.
RCMP attended the residence of the vehicle owner but have not been able to yet locate the vehicle owner.
RCMP are seeking a warrant for the suspect involved for: causing a pursuit, driving while disqualified, driving without a licence, failure to stop for police, driving without due care and attention, speeding, driving with wrong licence plates, speeding, and operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe manner.
Mar. 16 at 2:05 a.m. RCMP members conducting patrols on Stuart Drive West observed a vehicle traveling without headlights.
The members stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver who identified herself and said she was acting as a designated driver for her friends, the four other passengers in the vehicle.
She also said she left her licence at home.
The driver was then found to be prohibited and the vehicle was subsequently impounded and she was issued a ticket for not having her driver’s licence, driving contrary to restrictions and was issued an appearance notice.
Mar. 16 at 12:16 p.m., a male reported a break and enter at his home on Mattess Drive.
Upon investigation, RCMP were told someone had broken into his room in the house he shared, kicking in his bedroom door and breaking his TV.
Nothing else was taken.
RCMP investigation suggests one roommate may have been upset with the victim because of a relationship.
The matter is still under investigation.
Mar. 16 at 4:53 p.m. RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision and possible impaired driver at the Fort Trailer Court.
Members attended and discovered a male driver in a white Ford Focus with the wheels spinning in the snow.
The driver was said to exhibit signs of alcohol impairment and was brought back to the detachment.
The suspect refused to provide breathalyzer samples and was held until sober and released.
RCMP are recommending charges of impaired driving and failing to provide breath samples in relation to the incident.
Mar. 16 at 9:40 p.m., RCMP members observed a vehicle traveling north on Highway 27.
RCMP were aware the owner of the vehicle was an unlicensed driver, so they stopped the vehicle.
The driver said he did not have his licence. He was served a notice of a driving prohibition and issued a ticket for driving without his licence.
The vehicle was impounded.
Mar. 18 in the mid afternoon, RCMP received a rush of complaints regarding intoxicated people downtown and drinking in public.
RCMP investigated and found a number of people were drinking Listerine.
RCMP took a number of people into custody and spoke to the surrounding businesses regarding the sale of original Listerine which has a high alcohol content.
RCMP said the businesses were very cooperative with respect to getting the item off of the shelves and planning to discontinue stocking it to prevent this issue in the future.
