Thursday, July 2, 2020

Emergency Service Files: July 2020











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





From the North Coast Review


BC Conservations Service Officers tasked with travel restriction enforcement to Haida Gwaii
Skeena MLA Ellis Ross seeks out more information on government's plans for future LNG related protests and civil unrest in BC
Prince Rupert Fire Rescue responds to apartment fire on Sherbrooke
Downtown behaviour makes for Monday night discussion topic for Council 
Erratic driving in Terrace leads to Thornhill drug bust for Northwest Mounties
Prince Rupert RCMP seek public assistance on missing person's file
MLA Rice shares sense of loss on North Coast at passing of paramedic Mike Sorensen
Skeena MLA Ellis Ross named to Legislature Committee to study systemic racism in BC Policing
Prince Rupert Fire fighters expand on training with five day confined space rescue program
Terrace RCMP seek help of the public in missing person's case file


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Prince Rupert/Port Edward/Haida Gwaii/North Coast


Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue Facebook Page

Prince Rupert RCMP Detachment website

Prince Rupert Online Crime Reporting program link

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page


July 28 -- RCMP investigating after Haida matriarchs say they were 'put in danger' by fishing lodge
July 22 -- Quick reaction averts potential major fires
July 21 -- RCMP investigating incident as tensions build between residents of Haida Gwaii and fishing lodge
July 21 -- Queen Charlotte RCMP seize suspected cocaine, over $10,000 cash in Skidegate
July 21 -- MLA Mike Morris on police reform in BC (audio)
July 20 -- Conflict surrounding a fishing lodge in Haida Gwaii (video)
July 20 -- More from Haida Gwaii after a confrontation on the waters (audio)
July 17 -- Missing person
July 17 -- Missing Person - Shawn Spence (RCMP statement)
July 17 -- Cost to build Queen Charlotte fire hall jumps almost $150,000
July 15 -- Marking the one-year anniversary of a northern BC tragedy, Canada-wide manhunt (audio)
July 9 -- Small space extrication
July 8 -- Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls commissioner on police reform (audio)
July 7 -- First responders stand in honour of life of ambulance manager
July 6 -- Following incident at sea, fishing lodge says it will reopen despite Haida travel ban
July 3 -- Prince Rupert woman injured on Canada Day (video)
July 2 -- Canada Day investigation by RCMP



Terrace/Kitimat

Terrace RCMP Detachment website

Terrace RCMP Twitter feed

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page


July 31 -- Terrace councillors consider court watch committee to 'create an extra level of accountability' 
July 30 -- Terrace Dumpster Fire (video)
July 28 -- Terrace Search and Rescue grateful for large private donations
July 27 -- RCMP rural files on the rise
July 27 -- Missing Terrace man found deceased
July 27 -- Woman Tasered During arrest in Terrace
July 27 -- Terrace Council to review options for RCMP auxiliary program
July 25 -- Man fined after tossing box of breakfast cereal at bear in northwestern BC
July 24 -- RCMP arrest pipe wielding woman
July 23 -- Terrace RCMP taser pipe-wielding woman
July 23 -- Police use CEW to safely arrest pipe-wielding woman downtown (RCMP statement)
July 22 -- Search for missing person in car crash at Dyke Road and Giant Spruce Road proves to be false alarm
July 22 -- Drugs, Weapons, Cash Seized in traffic stop
July 22 -- RCMP seek information on Highway 16 crash  (video)
July 22 -- Terrace RCMP seize drugs and weapons after vehicle stop in Terrace (video)
July 22 -- Four injured in Highway crash near Kitwanga
July 21 -- Terrace RCMP seize drugs, weapons and cash during traffic stop
July 21 -- Drugs, cash, weapons seized after traffic stop in Thornhill
July 21 -- Police seize cash, drugs during traffic stop  (RCMP statement)
July 16 -- Speed enforcement leads to the arrest of suspect wanted on Canada-wide warrants
July 13 -- Search and Rescue and RCMP investigate after abandoned kayak found on Kitimat River
July 13 -- Empty kayak prompts search of Kitimat River - with a happy ending
July 10 -- Four air ambulance flights out of Terrace delayed or  cancelled
July 10 -- Missing 12 year old Terrace boy found safe
July 9 -- Skeena MLA on Police Reform Committee
July 9 -- Flight Service cuts affect medevacs (video)
July 9 -- Terrace Conservation Officers relocate Spirit Bear
July 9 -- Mother grizzly bear with two cubs spotted on Cruchy's Beach trail near Terrace
July 9 -- Terrace First Responders honour late colleague with large procession
July 8 -- Emergency Responders pay tribute to Mike Sorensen (video)
July 8 -- Investigation underway into injured man in Thornhill (video)
July 8 -- Man Found in injured in Thornhill
July 7 -- Terrace Detachment Service Report (June 22-28)
July 7 -- Man found injured in Thornhill
July 7 -- Terrace RCMP investigating after a man found unconscious in parking lot
July 7 -- Police are investigating after a man was found with serious injuries  (RCMP statement)
July 3 -- Wanted Man located (RCMP Statement)
July 3 -- Group rescued unharmed after attempting to tube Lakelse River 
July 3 -- Terrace man missing (video)
July 3 -- Terrace man reported missing
July 3 -- Terrace RCMP searching for missing man 
July 2 -- RCMP searching for missing Terrace man
July 2 -- Missing Terrace man: Tyler Montague  (RCMP statement)

Bulkley Valley/Lakes District 

Smithers RCMP Detachment website

Conservation Officer Service Facebook page


July 28 -- Northwest Fire Centre sees less fires during the 2020 season
July 27 -- Police investigating bridge fire at Houston
July 24 -- Yukon man missing from Smithers found at home in Whitehorse
July 24 -- Traveller Missing from Smithers
July 24 -- Search for missing traveller in Northwest (video)
July 24 -- Man from Whitehorse missing in Smithers
July 24 -- Smithers RCMP seek missing man from Yukon
July 24 -- Missing Person - Roy Pawluck  (RCMP statement)
July 22 -- Suspicious incident near Topley sparks concern
July 21 -- Houston RCMP investigating suspicious occurrence on Highway 118
July 21 -- Houston RCMP search for man, woman
July 21 -- Suspicious occurrence, police look to public for answers  (RCMP statement)
July 20 -- One man dead after being struck by train in Smithers
July 15 -- RCMP still looking into the Nicole Hoar disappearance
July 15 -- Fundraiser for Kitwanga Ambulance station moves online
July 15 -- Two break-ins at Small Town Vape Store in Burns Lake
July 9 -- RCMP investigating two break ins at Burns Lake Store
July 8 -- Stage at Bovill Square defaced
July 8 -- Dzee Ba'yugh Safe House near Burns Lake, open to public since March 1
July 8 -- Vandals damage Burns Lake Public Library property
July 8 -- Vancouver man hit by a semi-tractor trailer near Burns Lake
July 8 -- Vape Store Break Ins
July 8 -- "I just want somebody to say I'm sorry': disappointment after vandals desecrate memorial
July 8 -- Police investigate two separate break and enters at same business (RCMP statement)
July 7 -- Do you know where Jerry is? (RCMP statement)
July 3 -- Thursday's blackout likely caused by vandalism
July 3 -- Vancouver man critically injured when struck by truck near Burns Lake
July 3 -- RCMP investigating homicide in Houston
July 3 -- Police investigate July 2 homicide in Houston
July 3 -- Homicide Investigation underway in Houston
July 3 -- RCMP North District Major Crime investigating homicide in Houston (RCMP statement)
July 2 -- Vancouver man in hospital after being struck by commercial vehicle west of Burns Lake
July 1 -- Telkwa Council supports grant application for new fire tools
July 1 -- Vandals destroy property worth $10,000 in Village of Fraser Lake

Ketchikan and Southeast Alaska

July 30 -- San Diego man arrested in sexual assault charge in Ketchikan
July 30 -- Another sentenced for meth shipment to Petersburg
July 28 -- Four dead in vehicle wreck south of Petersburg
July 28 -- Multiple fatalities in vehicle wreck south of Petersburg
July 27 -- Air Station Sitka crews aid stranded boaters over weekend
July 27 -- Coast Guard helps two in remote stream near Petersburg
July 24 -- Time served jail sentence for drug shipment to Petersburg
July 16 -- Ketchikan woman who allegedly escaped from jail recaptured after nearly a month on the lam
July 14 -- Ketchikan condemned racism and police brutality. Some wanted to go further
July 6 -- Rocket's red glare injures three in Sitka fireworks mishap


Miscellaneous notes




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