In the early morning hours of June 11, 2011 a female was walking home from the bar with an acquaintance in the area of Summit Avenue. The acquaintance sexually assaulted the female and was only stoped when an unknown passer buyer realized the act was not consensual. An altercation broke out between the suspect and the passer buyer. Police are looking to speak with the unknown hero to this female. Please contact Cst. FREDHEIM at the Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment at 250-627-0700.
On June 11, 2011, a set of keys was turned into the Prince Rupert Detachment. The keys were located on 3rd Avenue West between 2nd and 3rd Street. If you are missing keys and can identify them please attend or call the Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment.
On June 15, 2011, around midnight the Prince Rupert RCMP received an anonymous report from an astute eye witness, who reported hearing a window break and then minutes later witnessed two males remove a large flat screen TV from a home in the 1400 block of Kootenay Avenue. The two males fled into a waiting vehicle, where a third male was in the driver seat. The eye witness provided the police with a partial plate and description of the vehicle. The vehicle was located a short time later in the 700 block of 6th Avenue West. Two males were observed leaving a house where the vehicle was parked. A consensual search of the residence was performed and turned up a large flat screen TV. The police seized the TV and it is now being examined for evidence by the Forensic Identification Section. All three males were arrested at the scene for Break and Enter with Intent and later released on Promise to Appear’s and Undertakings to appear in Provincial Court on August 15th, 2011.
On June 19, 2011 at approximately 10:45 a.m., police were called to a motor vehicle incident in the 2100 block of Graham Avenue, between a moped and a sports utility vehicle. The street was closed for a short period of time while police, ambulance and fire rescue assisted with the incident. The driver of the moped was departing his driveway onto Graham Avenue and drove into the passenger side of an SUV. The driver of the moped was transported to the hospital where he was treated for a mild concussion and issued a violation ticket for failing to yield.
The Prince Rupert RCMP will be performing regular bar checks from now until the end of summer. These checks will be aimed at targeting minors in liquor establishments, over serving of liquor and the sale of illicit drugs and substances inside liquor establishments. You will also see police out on bike patrol and foot patrol throughout the summer months in the downtown core.
Please report suspicious activity to police officers out on patrol or contact the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-624-2136 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if you have any information on any crime.