Police report

Police got a report of a female passed by a vehicle with clown-masked occupants, who pointed what she believed was a firearm at her.

Police got a report of a disturbance at 6:58 p.m. Oct. 4, and found that a female assaulted a male at a home on 11th Street.

RCMP Sgt. Rose says police arrested the female and released her with conditions of no contact to face charges in Houston court Dec. 16.

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Police did a curfew check at 9:47 p.m. Oct. 4, and found the male absent from his home on Hagman Crescent.

Sgt. Rose says police also seized a single marijuana plant being grown in the home, which will be destroyed when police get permission from Health Canada.

No charges are expected.

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Police got a call to help the Ambulance at a home on Hagman Crescent at 3:37 a.m. Oct. 5.

Sgt. Rose says the Ambulance was trying to take a male to the hospital but a female on scene was causing problems.

Upon police arrival, the female calmed and the male was taken to the Smithers Hospital.

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Police got a report of nuisance phone calls at a home on Nadina Way at 10:18 a.m. Oct. 5.

Sgt. Rose says a female was getting nuisance calls from an unknown number, so police contacted Telus and got instructions for her to find and block that number.

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Police got a report of a suspicious occurrence on Highway 16 near Topley at 5:54 p.m. Oct. 6.

Sgt. Rose says a female was passed by a vehicle whose occupants wore clown masks and who pointed what she believed was a firearm at her through an open window.

Police did a high risk traffic stop, and stopped the vehicle on Highway 16 near Buck Flats Road.

Police detained both subjects and searched the vehicle, finding no firearms.

Sgt. Rose says both subjects denied involvement in the reported incident, and police believe it may have been a baseball bat that was pointed at the female.

The occupants of the vehicle were warned about their behaviour and sent on their way, and no charges are expected, said Sgt. Rose.

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Police got a report that a vehicle hit a deer on Highway 16 west of Houston, at 4:49 p.m. Oct. 7.

Sgt. Rose says the driver and vehicle occupant were not injured, and police wrote an accident report.

No charges are expected.

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Police got a report that a vehicle hit a moose on Highway 118 near Axe Road at 2:11 a.m. Oct. 8.

Sgt. Rose says the driver was not injured but the vehicle was significantly damaged, and despite breaking the windshield and taking out the side window and leaving dents in the vehicle, the moose walked away.

No charges are expected.

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On Oct. 11 at 11 a.m., a person turned in a wallet found at Steelhead Park by the sani dump.

Sgt. Rose says the wallet had documents from the owner from Washington State.

The wallet is being held at the police station hoping the owner can pick it up, and if not it will be returned by mail, said Sgt. Rose.

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At 1:40 a.m. Oct. 8, police did a curfew check at a home on Eaglenest Crescent in the Tatchet Reserve.

Sgt. Rose says the male was not there so police are seeking an arrest warrant for him.

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Police got report of mischief on 6th Street at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8.

Sgt. Rose says an unknown male approached a vehicle, yelled profanities and smashed out his side window, allegedly prompted by the speed of the vehicle on the roadway.

Police arrested the male and released him to face mischief charges in Houston Dec. 16.

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Police got report of a disturbance at 2035 Sullivan Way at 10:56 p.m. Oct. 8.

Sgt. Rose says police attended and asked residents to quiet down, and they complied.

While there, police arrested a male in the hallway for breach of conditions, and held him to face charges in Smithers court Oct. 9.

Also while there, police arrested a second male for breach, but the male showed medical distress while being arrested so police called the Ambulance who treated him on site.

Police then took the male to the Houston detachment, where he fought with police and inflicted an officer with a minor injury which was treated by Emergency Health Services.

The male was lodged to appear in Smithers court Oct. 9 to face charges for obstruction, assaulting a police officer, and failing to comply with court conditions.

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In seven days, police had one false alarm, one abandoned 9-1-1 call, and one bylaw complaint.

 

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