Fort St. James RCMP report

A plainclothes officer in downtown Fort St. James observed a male driving a white Chevrolet pickup allegedly consuming alcohol.

May 23 at 9:20 a.m., a plainclothes officer in downtown Fort St. James observed a male driving a white Chevrolet pickup allegedly consuming alcohol.

The driver was then pulled over by an RCMP vehicle and subsequently failed a roadside screening of his blood alcohol level.

The driver was subsequently given an immediate roadside prohibition from driving for 90 days, the vehicle was impounded for 30 days and the driver was issued a number of tickets.

The suspect was also a new driver and therefore was in violation of his licence restrictions

On May 12:20 p.m., a disturbance was called in from Fort Trailer Court.

Two females were reportedly intoxicated and fighting.

Upon arrival, RCMP did not find there was any continued disturbance, however, one of the women in the residence was found to have an outstanding warrant and so was subsequently arrested and held in custody until she could appear in court.

May 25 at 2:30 a.m., RCMP were called to Airport Road after a report of an attempted theft of a vehicle.

The resident reportedly chased off the suspect but there was damage done to the vehicle in the attempted theft.

Upon investigation, RCMP searched the neighbourhood and then discovered a residence which had also been broken into.

The owner of the home was out of town, and RCMP are still waiting for a list of what items were stolen from the residence.

At 10:30 a.m. the same day, another call came in to report tools stolen from yet another residence on Airport Road.

Anyone with information related to these thefts please contact the Fort St. James RCMP at 250-996-8269 or to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

On May 28 at 7:48 a.m., RCMP were called to report a motor vehicle incident at the 17 km on the Leo Creek Road.

A driver swerved to miss an animal and pipe in the back of the truck came through the vehicle and hit a passenger in the vehicle in the back of the head.

The passenger was transported to hospital and RCMP reported no serious injuries were likely resulting from the incident.

 

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