Between 6 a.m. Thursday, May 28 and 6 a.m. Friday, May 29, North Battleford RCMP responded to approximately 50 calls for service, including:
Thursday
- Someone called to report that their wallet had been stolen out of their vehicle during the night on the 1000 block of 104th Street.
- There was a complaint of shoplifting at 2:57 p.m. at a business on the 1500 block of 100th Street. A suspect has been named and the investigation is still ongoing.
- There was a report at 3:39 p.m. that someone had driven away in the back seat of a vehicle with a baby unsafely on their lap, and not in a car seat as legally required. Officers made patrols for the vehicle and it was not located.
- Someone reported that he had been driving in Battleford around 5 p.m. and another motorist, who was not in favour of his manner of driving, followed him and threatened him. The investigation is ongoing.
- Officers observed a 33-year-old male on 11th Avenue and 106th Street that was intoxicated with his pants down. The male was arrested and held in custody until he was sober.
- Someone reported that their purse was stolen out of their shopping cart at a business on Railway Avenue East around 8:30 p.m.
- There was a complaint on the 1700 block of 99th Street at 9 p.m. that someone had gone through their vehicle and stolen money out of their wallet.
- There was a report of a robbery at 10:58 p.m. on the 1700 block of 103rd Street. An unknown First Nation male, approximately 17-20 years old, 5’10” tall with a thin build approached the victim on the street asking for a cigarette, and then demanded that the victim hand over his cell phone and all his money. The male threatened to shoot the victim, though a gun was not seen.
Friday
- Officers located a vehicle parked on Highway 16 west of Battleford that was obstructing traffic around 4:45 a.m. There were five intoxicated individuals in the vehicle and they were all arrested for being intoxicated in a public place and the vehicle was towed.
In addition, there were three people arrested for alcohol-related offences, six disturbances reported, six traffic complaints, two nuisance 911 calls and three false alarms.
If you have information about these or any other crimes, please contactthe Battlefords Detachment of the RCMP at 306-446-1720or you may call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through SaskTel at *8477, or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com
