Between 6 a.m. Tuesday, 14 and 3 a.m. Friday, April 17, North Battleford RCMP responded to over 80 calls for service, including:
Tuesday
• A 16-year-old youth is facing charges for misuse of the 911 system after several 911 calls were made from payphones in the city at between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
• 36-year-old woman arrested and charged with theft under $5,000 after a report of shoplifting at a business on Territorial Drive North at 4:49 p.m.
• Complaint of an assault in progress made at 7 p.m. on the 1600 block of 97th Street. A 23-year-old male was arrested after it was reported he was assaulting a female in the area. The victim and suspect are known to each other. The accused is facing one count of assault and will make his first appearance in Provincial Court May 11.
Wednesday
• Report of shoplifting incident at a business on Railway Avenue East at 9:41 a.m. Female suspect was captured on surveillance, investigation still ongoing.
• A 16-year-old male youth arrested after an incident on a school bus in the late afternoon in the Denholm district. The youth assaulted the bus driver and damaged a surveillance camera. The accused is facing charges of assault, uttering threats and mischief. The victim was not injured during the incident.
• 78-year-old male arrested on the 1200 block of 101st Street at 6 p.m. and facing charges of assaulting a police officer and failing to comply with an undertaking. Accused is currently remanded in custody and will make his next appearance on Friday April 17 at 9:30 a.m.
• Call made at 6:44 p.m. reporting three suspects in a vehicle shot a BB gun at two people walking near Winder Crescent. No one was injured or struck. Two suspects were arrested on the evening of April 16 in connection with this file. A 20-year-old male is currently facing charges of assault with a weapon. The second male, 19, has an outstanding warrant from Lloydminster and remains in custody on these matters.
• 38-year-old male arrested on 3rd Avenue in Battleford at 9:21 p.m., located in possession of a cell phone contrary to a court order.
Thursday
• 34-year-old woman arrested and facing charges of causing a disturbance and mischief after a call at 3:47 a.m. reporting a woman throwing items around a business on 100th Street.
There were 13 arrests made for alcohol related offences, 10 false/nuisance 911 calls, two bylaw complaints, five alarms responded to, 10 Traffic investigations, three Mental Health Act investigations, four disturbance complaints, one reported missing person who has already been located and four child welfare investigations.
If you have information about these or any other crime, please contact the Battlefords Detachment of the RCMP at 306-446-1720 or 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.
