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| One of a number of photos of the damage caused at the Prince Rupert Golf Course on January 13th (image from PRGC FB) |
The Ninth Avenue West recreation facility used their social media stream on Monday to highlight the range of damage done to the Golf Course Maintenance compound sometime overnight on Saturday.
With the Golf Course suffering thousands of dollars in damage done to vehicles and equipment.
The damage included what appears to have been a number of fires set to the equipment inside of the compound.
Officials at the Golf Course note that they are working with authorities towards the incident, but are also seeking out any information that the public may have towards the January 13th damage.
So far the Prince Rupert RCMP have not made mention of the Saturday incident through either of their information sharing platforms.
Should you have information on Saturday's vandalism and arson spree you can contact the Golf Club at 250-624-2000 or the RCMP at 250-624-2136
Notes on past incidents around the city can be explored through our archive page here.
Can parents be held legally responsible for their children’s negligence?
ReplyDeleteYes. Under B.C.’s Parental Liability Act (PLA), “if a child intentionally takes, damages or destroys property of another person, a parent of the child is liable for the loss of or damage to the property experienced as a result by an owner and by a person legally entitled to possession of the property.”
The maximum liability for parents is $10,000.
Source - https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_01045_01
So do you no that they are juveniles??
DeleteBased on the recent vandalism trend in town, residents would be shocked if it was an adult.
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