Calls were quick to 911 as Shoppers on a busy Saturday afternoon called in to call for assistance as an incident unfolded at the Rupert Square Mall parking lot.
As the calls came in, members from the Prince Rupert detachment were dispatched to attend to reports of an erratic driver on the lower parking lot, with the accounts to police outlining the nature of the mayhem in the lot.
"Prince Rupert RCMP received a report of a man driving into vehicles and carts around the parking lot of the Prince Rupert Square Mall.Members attended rapidly and located the 27 year-old man behind the wheel of his vehicle. Members initiated a traffic stop and eventually arrested the man for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
The man was taken into custody and further investigation revealed the man was suspected to have operated his vehicle under the influence of drugs.
As a result of the activity, multiple vehicles were hit and one female sustained minor injuries and attended the hospital." -- Statement from Constable Gabriel Gravel, Media Relations, Prince Rupert RCMP
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| Things are calm now, but Saturday afternoon the Lower Parking Lot at Rupert Square saw a large police presence in response to a call of an erratic driver |
With the incident now at an end, the Prince Rupert RCMP will be forwarding charges to the BC Prosecution Service.
Included among the list of allegations now to be considered: dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failure or refusal to comply with demand, assault with a weapon, mischief over $5000 and failure to remain at scene of an accident.
The case file for the incident can be reviewed here.
The Social Media feed Prince Rupert community Bulletin Board has been compiling some video which features the post incident scene, with members of the local detachment wrapping up their investigation into the afternoon's events.
More notes on the work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest is available here.
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