Monday, April 1, 2019

Emergency Service Files: April 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

Highway 16 crash highlights dangers of distracted driving
B.C. Legislature pays respect to vital role of emergency call takers and dispatchers in the province
A salute to the work of Ground Search and Rescue workers from the Legislature 
Tsunami Preparation Week in British Columbia underway
Local Fire Crews gain experience on handling industrial fires through weekend training
Prince Rupert RCMP alert parents on attempted abduction on McClymont Trail as investigation launched
Prince Rupert RCMP seek public's assistance on Missing Person's file
Homicide investigation underway in Kitkatla
Prince Rupert RCMP on scene for seven hour incident Monday on city's east side

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Prince Rupert/Port Edward/Haida Gwaii/North Coast

April 15 -- Over $700,000 in grants for crime prevention on the North Coast
April 15 -- Bear shot and killed, illegally near Masset
April 10 -- Bella Coola RCMP seek information about 2015 sinking in local harbour
April 7 -- CN and AltaGas host emergency response drill
April 5 -- Rupert Attempted Abduction (video)
April 5 -- Attempted abduction in Prince Rupert
April 5 -- Prince Rupert RCMP investigate attempted child abduction report
April 4 -- Attempted Abduction  (RCMP statement)
April 4 -- Two men try to abduct student in Prince Rupert
April 3 -- RCMP seek missing Prince Rupert man
April 3 -- RCMP ask public to help find missing Prince Rupert man
April 3 -- Missing Person -- Kevin Bell (RCMP statement)
April 3 -- RCMP investigating Kitkatla homicide
April 3 -- Murder on the North Coast
April 3 -- Man murdered in small northern BC village of Kitkatla
April 3 -- Major crimes unit called in after man, 34, found dead in Kitkatla
April 3 -- Homicide Investigation in Kitkatla (RCMP statement)
April 2 -- Sixth Avenue East closed off for several hours during police incident
April 1 -- Prince Rupert RCMP not joking on April Fool's Day


Terrace/Kitimat

April 30 -- Lanfear Drive longboarding accident a reminder to wear helmets: RCMP
April 29 -- Terrace RCMP investigate theft from Thornhill elementary
April 29 -- Police are looking for school equipment thief  (RCMP Statement)
April 26 -- Three holdover fires near Telegraphy Creek still showing signs of heat
April 26 -- Search resumes for evidence in hit and run death of Cameron Kerr
April 26 -- Security improvement grants available for Terrace businesses
April 24 -- Faller Dies Near Kitimat (Update)
April 23 -- Faller Dies Near Kitimat
April 23 -- Terrace man killed at remote logging operations
April 23 -- Remote workplace fatality near Kitimat (RCMP Statement)
April 22 -- Spring Fire Safety (video)
April 22 -- Telegraph Creek "Holdover" fires
April 20 -- Rene Fagan manslaughter case adjourned
April 19 -- Murder trial pushed back to September
April 18 -- Residents reminded to drink responsibly over long weekend
April 18 -- Fires still burning near Telegraph Creek
April 17 -- Terrace RCMP located body of missing man in Thornhill
April 17 -- RCMP locate deceased body of missing man in Thornhill
April 17 -- No one hurt in house fire in Terrace
April 17 -- Terrace RCMP arrest same man twice last Friday
April 17 -- Missing Man found deceased
April 17 -- Missing Terrace man located   (RCMP statement)
April 17 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (April 8-14)
April 13 -- Social media bomb scare targets MEMMS
April 11 -- Distracted Driving blamed for Highway Crash
April 11 -- As bears emerge from hibernation, conservation officer reminds public to be aware
April 10 -- No changes made to fire prevention bylaw
April 10 -- Crash closes Highway 16 east of New Hazelton
April 9 -- Terrace Fire Chief says fire prevention bylaw works as is
April 9 -- School Bomb Threat
April 9 -- Proposal to bring Armed Forces Reserve Unit to Terrace gaining steam
April 9 -- Weekend rollover sends woman to hospital
April 9 -- Terrace RCMP investigating assault allegations
April 9 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (April 1-7)
April 8 -- Kitimat RCMP arrest three youth after possible threat to school
April 8 -- Kitimat School receives bomb threat (RCMP statement)
April 5 -- Terrace RCMP searching for missing man
April 5 -- Thornhill Firefighter Volunteers (video)
April 5 -- Thornhill Fire Department responds to early morning blaze
April 5 -- Family of five safe after early morning house fire in Gitaus
April 5 -- Family loses everything in house fire
April 5 -- Have you seen Andrew Parnell (RCMP statement)
April 4 -- Highway Crash Injures Woman
April 3 -- Terrace home destroyed by Fire -- But no one injured
April 2 -- Police investigate two cases of stolen motorcycles
April 2 -- Terrace Fire (video)
April 2 -- House fire on Cedar Crescent in Terrace
April 2 -- Terrace fire crews on scene for house fire on Cedar Crescent
April 2 -- Terrace RCMP bring in 16 intoxicated individuals over weekend
April 2 -- Blazing barbecue calls Terrace RCMP officer into action
April 2 -- Terrace RCMP arrest man wanted on dozens of warrants
April 2 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (March 25-31)
April 1 -- Logging Truck MVA in Terrace (video)
April 1 -- Sande Overpass open after delays caused by tipped logging truck
April 1 -- Sande Overpass reopened following logging truck incident (RCMP Statement)
April 1 -- Logging truck flips over on Sande Overpass
April 1 -- Sande Overpass in Terrace clear after morning logging truck incident
April 1 -- Logging truck crash closes Sande overpass in Terrace


Bulkley Valley/Lakes District and elsewhere

April 25 -- More Crabs Dumped  (video)
April 25 -- DFO finds another large illegal dump of crabs
April 25 -- More Dumped Crabs Discovered
April 25 -- Second dump site of Dungeness crab discovered
April 17 -- Dry conditions warrant fire safety
April 16 -- Hazelton RCMP officer pleads not guilty to assault
April 16 -- Crime prevention funding announced for Smithers/Hazelton region
April 14 -- Spotting a scammer before they get you
April 11 -- Valley braces for wildfire season
April 11 -- Distracted driving behind Highway 16 crash near New Hazelton
April 11 -- Serious crash on Highway 16 caused by distracted driver (RCMP statement)
April 10 -- Strimbold Plea Plan (video)
April 10 -- Bears due anytime
April 10 -- Smithers Fire Department gets a new truck
April 10 -- Former Burns Lake Mayor expected to plead guilty
April 10 -- Giesbrectht murder trial concludes
April 10 -- 911 calls in Burns Lake highest in region in February
April 10 -- Fire services respond to two smoke incidents
April 10 -- Crash closes Highway 16 east of new Hazelton
April 10 -- Former Burns Lake mayor intends to enter guilty plea relating to charges of sex assault against minors
April 9 -- Former Burns Lake mayor to plead guilty in sex assault case
April 8 -- Houston RCMP make cocaine bust
April 5 -- DFO investigates crab dump off Highway 16
April 5 -- RCMP confirm alleged March 11 hit and run near Aspen Inn
April 4 -- 250 crabs found dumped off Highway 16
April 4 -- 250 Dungeness crabs illegally dumped off Highway 16
April 4 -- Fisheries seeks public's help in illegal crab dump
April 3 -- Shovel Fire Debris (video)
April 3 -- Bench removed to dampen aggressive drinkers
April 3 -- Gransile Emergency Support Services team
April 3 -- Provincial boost welcomed by local search and rescue



Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

April 23 -- Council moves forward with selling old fire station
April 19 -- US Coast Guard airlifts injured man from moored vessel in Pybus Bay
April 18 -- Doug Edwards sentenced to 18 years, 12 suspended
April 16 -- Retired Petersburg chief honored for 50 years with volunteers
April 16 -- Peterbsburg Fire Department asks to fill medical coordinator position
April 12 -- Assembly holds off on hiring investigator, planning director
April 5 -- Two charged in alleged methamphetamine delivery
April 5 -- Spill responders war-game worst-case scenarios in Southeast Alaska
April 3 -- Bad Drivers to be targeted by RCMP
April 2 -- Search team rescues boy on Harbor Mountain
April 2 -- The night a Guardian Flight vanished, the Coast Guard's nearest helicopters couldn't fly
April 1 -- New scam spoofs Ketchikan Police Department number
April 1 -- Man charged for alleged flare gun assault
April 1 -- U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 and dog stranded on sandbar near Haines

Archive of month to month review for 2019 





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