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Battlefords RCMP respond to 580 calls for service over last week

Weekly RCMP report
RCMP serge Getty
25 reports of assaults were investigated from Wednesday, Aug. 25, through Tuesday, Aug. 31.

THE BATTLEFORDS - Battlefords RCMP responded to 580 calls for service from Wednesday, Aug. 25, through Tuesday, Aug. 31. These included: 

• Eight missing persons reported.  No active investigations.

• 25 assault investigations.

- Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. police were called to the 1400 block of 98th Street in North Battleford on a report of two persons assaulted with bear mace. Investigation is ongoing. A suspect has been identified and charges are currently pending. 

- Report of an assault at a residence on the 1200 block of 111th Street in North Battleford shortly after 5 a.m. on Aug. 31.  A 26-year-old woman was transported to hospital with facial and head injuries. She is expected to make a full recovery. A suspect has been identified and the investigation is ongoing. 

• Five vehicle thefts reported.

- A Blue 2010 Ford F350 with Alberta license 73J225 and a white 2010 travel trailer reported stolen from Cochin on Aug. 25 shortly after 11 p.m.

- 11 break and enter investigations.

- Report of a suspect breaking into a residence on the 1000 block of 105th Street in North Battleford on Aug. 30 at about 8 p m. Tara Giggie, 40, was arrested on the scene and has been charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling, resisting arrest and breach of probation. She was held in custody until her first appearance in provincial court on Aug. 31.

- Report of a break in to a business on the 1300 block of 100th Street in North Battleford on Aug. 31 some time during the early morning hours. 

- Break in to a business’s secure yard on the 2700 block of 99th Street in North Battleford some time in the early morning hours of Aug. 26.  Items stolen include several golf cart batteries. 

• 20 Mental Health Investigation.

• Two charges relating to impaired driving.

• 35 charges for various driving offences.

• Eight traffic collisions reported.

 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).