Battlefords RCMP responded to approximately 70 occurrences from 6 a.m. on Sept. 16 to 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, including the following:
Friday, Sept. 16
6:33 a.m. - Vehicle fire on Highway 4 south of Battleford. Vehicle left parked on the side of the highway the evening before due to mechanical issues appears to have been intentionally set on fire. Vehicle sustained severe damage. Remains under investigation.
7:25 a.m. - Eggs were thrown at a vehicle parked on 97th Drive overnight.
8:08 a.m. - A black 2008 Ford Escape with Saskatchewan licence 722 IVY was stolen from the 1300 block of 99th Street.
11:34 a.m. - A vehicle was damaged while parked on the 1000 block of 107th Street sometime in the early morning hours.
12:08 p.m. - Report of an assault at a residence on the Red Pheasant First Nation. Victim and suspect are known to each other. Incident reported to have occurred the previous evening. No injuries reported and matter still under investigation.
1:43 p.m. - A 14-year-old male youth arrested and is facing charges of robbery and mischief after an incident on 110th Street where a window to a building was damaged and another youth was assaulted and had some personal effects stolen. Victim was not injured during the incident.
5:22 p.m. - A vehicle parked on Martin Crescent had a window broken.
6:49 p.m. - Report of a cougar on a building on 101st Street. Members attended and confirmed the suspected cougar was in fact a common, if slightly larger than normal, house cat.
9:41 p.m. - Report of a theft from a business on Cartlon Trail. Suspect already gone from area. Surveillance footage of incident attained and matter remains under investigation.
11:06 p.m. - Three youth ages 16 to 17 arrested on 6th Avenue after a vehicle stop and found in possession of marijuana and cocaine. Charges pending.
11:29 p.m. - Police were called to a disturbance on 8th Avenue in North Battleford. A 19-year-old woman was arrested on scene, suspected of having struck a 20-year-old man with an object, possibly a bottle. The man was found suffering from an injury to his head but declined medical attention. A 42-year-old woman was also arrested when police found her assaulting another woman upon initial arrival. Charges are still currently pending and the matter remains under investigation.
Saturday, Sept. 17
2:17 a.m. - Report of an assault near Cochin. Victim reports being assaulted by suspect who is known to the victim. No injuries reported and charges currently pending against suspect, matter remains under investigation.
3:33 a.m. - Break and enter to a residence on the 1000 block of 110th Street, some personal electronics reported stolen.
3:45 a.m. - A 44-year-old woman arrested and facing a charge of breach of probation after police called to a residence on the 1200 block of 108th Street of a disturbance.
Battleford RCMP also responded to one false/nuisance 911 call, 14 traffic occurrences, one Child Welfare Act investigation, one harassment investigation, 12 disturbance complaints, one bylaw investigation, two alarms, two collisions, one reported missing person who has been already located and three persons arrested for alcohol related matters.
