Friday, March 1, 2019

Emergency Service Files: March 2019











Our Archive of items for the month of March, from the files of law enforcement and other emergency responders in Northwestern British Columbia.


From the North Coast Review

Port Edward names Interim Chief for Fire Department
Council members receive Community Para-Medicine tutorial
Smith Island incident brings multiple rescue units to assist crab fisherman
Province Steps up with funding for Ground Search and Rescue across BC
Start of Spring Break brings more attention from police for distracted drivers
Temperatures on the rise over Ridley Island Tax Dispute
Prince Rupert to celebrate its Ground Search and Rescue crew this Saturday with Fund Raising event at the Crest
City's RCMP Detachment Jail latest job opportunity from City of Prince Rupert
McBride Street crosswalk incident sends one woman to hospital



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Prince Rupert/Port Edward/Haida Gwaii/North Coast


March 29 -- Smoke near Prince Rupert likely from open burns
March 27 -- Dramatic rescue of Fisherman in North Coast Waters
March 27 -- Fisherman trapped under water rescued near Smith Island
March 27 -- Search and Rescue, Coast Guard and Prince Rupert Port Authority team up to rescue fisherman
March 15 -- Pick up truck crashes into nail salon entrance on McBride
March 19 -- RCMP youth summit
March 19 -- Prince Rupert RCMP Guns take the trophy
March 18 -- Prince Rupert Guns N Hoses (video)
March 15 -- Prince Rupert Fire crews won't help Port Edward after negotiations fail
March 15 -- Mutual Aid Agreement negotiations between Port Edward and Prince Rupert stalled
March 14 -- St. Patrick's Day Safety in Prince Rupert (video)
March 14 -- Port Edward councillors raise Vopak emergency preparedness concerns
March 13 -- Cassiar SAR fundraiser (video)
March 12 -- Prince Rupert teen receives award for saving her dad's life
March 8 -- Terrace Woman charged with manslaughter in stabbing death of Elderly man
March 7 -- There is no service in Prince Rupert to transport the dead
March 4 -- Two Prince Rupert residents charged following Prince George robbery
March 4 -- 50 year old woman struck at crosswalk on McBride Street
March 3 -- Rupert couple arrested in Prince George following armed robbery
March 1 -- Rupert pedestrian hit (video)
March 1 -- Pedestrian Struck outside Prince Rupert RCMP detachment

Terrace/Kitimat

March 30 -- Terrace Search and Rescue welcomes funding from province
March 30 -- Vandals smash Kitsumkalum Health Centre bus windows
March 29 -- Uplands Grass Fire (video)
March 29 -- Police looking for stolen dirt bikes (RCMP statement)
March 29 -- Motorbike stolen from front yard  (RCMP statement)
March 29 -- Kitsumkalum Health Centre bus vandalism leads to more than $2,000 in damages
March 29 -- Terrace RCMP searching for stolen motorbike
March 25 -- Terrace death not considered suspicious at this time: RCMP
March 25 -- RCMP Say Death of Terrace Man Not considered Suspicious
March 25 -- RCMP investigate after body found near Terrace Courthouse
March 25 -- Thornhill Fire Department extinguishes backyard fire around shipping containers
March 25 -- Province makes largest one-time investment in Search and Rescue
March 25 -- SAR Funding (Video)
March 25 -- Body Found in Terrace (video)
March 25 -- Backyard fire on Queensway prompts response from Thornhill fire crews
march 25 -- Terrace sudden death not currently considered suspicious  (RCMP statement)
March 23 -- New Hazelton RCMP officer's arraignment hearing set
March 22 -- District of Kitimat clamps down on street parkers
March 22 -- Police investigating after body found in Terrace
March 22 -- Body discovered near Terrace courthouse
March 21 -- Bail hearing adjourned for April in Terrace manslaughter case
March 21 -- Manslaughter bail hearing in Terrace adjourned
March 19 -- RCMP Youth Summit  (video)
March 19 -- RCMP Youth Summit proposed for Kitimat
March 15 -- Terrace RCMP crack down on distracted driving
March 15 -- Concerns rise as BC Search and Rescue funding set to expire
March 14 -- Terrace RCMP on the lookout for distracted drivers in March
March 13 -- Pay attention: police are on the look out for distracted drivers  (RCMP statement)
March 12 -- New crime prevention grant program coming to downtown Terrace
March 11 -- Terrace RCMP searching for stolen motorcycle
March 11 -- Highway 16 reopens to single-lane traffic
March 11 -- Terrace RCMP searching for stolen motorcycle
March 11 -- Chronic glass smasher arrested in Terrace last week
March 11 -- Toilet stolen from storage unit in Terrace
March 11 -- Crashes, slippery conditions along Northwest highways
March 11 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report March 1-7  (RCMP statement)
March 8 -- Terrace homicide update (video)
March 8 -- Terrace woman charged with manslaughter in stabbing of elderly man
March 8 -- Terrace woman faces manslaughter charges in relation to Wednesday stabbing
March 8 -- Charges laid in relation to stabbing on Soucie Avenue in Terrace
March 8 -- Charges laid in Soucie Avenue homicide investigation  (RCMP statement)
March 7 -- Homicide in Terrace (video)
March 7 -- Terrace woman in custody after elderly man stabbed to death
March 7 -- Stewart RCMP catch 33 speeders in Nass River Bridge Construction
March 7 -- RCMP 'very disappointed' with volume of speeding traffic through construction zone
March 7 -- Terrace RCMP investigating homicide following apparent stabbing
March 7 -- 85 year old man killed on Soucie Avenue
March 7 -- Terrace RCMP investigating a homicide  (RCMP statement)
March 6 -- New Hazelton RCMP officer facing assault charge
March 5 -- Charges laid against New Hazelton RCMP officer
March 5 -- New Hazelton cop charged with assault causing bodily harm
March 5 -- New Hazelton RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm
March 1 -- Rio Tinto BC works shuts down its helipad
March 1 -- No more emergency flights out of Kitimat
March 1 -- Smoke near Kitimat landfill the result of controlled burns



Bulkley Valley/Lakes District and elsewhere

March 29 -- Giesbrecht murder trial concludes
March 27 -- Giesbrecht trial hears final arguments
March 24 -- Houston woman gets two years for aggravated assault
March 23 -- New Hazelton RCMP officers's arraignment hearing set
March 21 -- RCMP seek Smithers gas station robbery suspect
March 21 -- Smithers' Chevron robbed, RCMP seek public assistance
March 20 -- Ambulance Paramedics having chronic staffing issues, says CUPE 873 president
March 18 -- Smithers jury finds Ronald Fowler guilty of attempted murder
March 18 -- Smithers RCMP seeking robbery suspect
March 15 -- Smithers RCMP seek the public's help to identify a robbery suspect RCMP statement)
March 15 -- Jury finds Fowler guilty of attempted murder
March 13 -- WANTED: Five sought by RCMP
March 13 -- Final arguments today in Fowler attempted murder trial
March 12 -- Buckle Up: ICBC says drivers can face fines for unfastened passengers under the age of 16
March 8 -- End in sight for 2017 Two Mil attempted murder court case
March 7 -- Crown wraps Ronald Fowler attempted murder case
March 4 -- Semi-trailer truck crashes outside Burns Lake


Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

March 22 -- Early morning incident involved bear spray, flare gun
March 22 -- Ketchikan man charged with felony domestic assault
March 22 -- Two charged for allegedly mailing meth to Ketchikan
March 20 -- Ketchikan man charged with sexual abuse of a minor
March 18 -- Two charged in Thorne Bay home burglary/assault
March 8 -- Blocked POW road reopens
March 5 -- Company arrives for filming with Petersburg police force
March 5 -- Third lawsuit filed against Sitka Police Department
March 4 -- Ketchikan man pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder


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