Kitimat RCMP has issued its latest weekly report, highlighting several incidents, including a check stop, a theft investigation and a break and enter.
The report, covering March 19 to March 25, said police conducted a check stop on Haisla Boulevard near Kingfisher Avenue on March 19, stopping 40 vehicles.
Police said two drivers were screened for alcohol consumption using approved devices, but both drivers were cleared and allowed to proceed.
In another incident, a theft from a vehicle investigation led to a suspect’s arrest after police were flagged down on Mar. 21 near the 300 block of City Centre.
Police said a window of a vehicle was smashed, and a wallet was stolen.
With the help of CCTV footage and reports of a suspect using a credit card fraudulently, police were able to arrest a suspect on Mar. 23.
Police say the suspect appeared in a bail hearing to face charges including the theft of a credit card and failing to comply with an undertaking. He is to be remanded into custody to await a future court date.
In the meantime, police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Kitamaat Village Road on Mar. 22.
Police said the vehicle lost control while traveling northbound on the road and went into the ditch. Fortunately, the driver was not injured, and the vehicle did not appear to be damaged.
RCMP is reminding drivers to use caution as changing temperatures can change the road conditions rapidly.
On Mar. 23, police responded to what is believed to be a break-and-enter at a residence in the Whitesail neighborhood.
Police say a point of entry into the residence was located, and several items were stolen.
The RCMP Forensic Identification Section attended the scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
In another incident on Mar. 25, an officer witnessed an altercation in the 200 block of City Centre. One man threw coffee at another, then threw the cup.
The suspect was arrested on a charge of assault, but the victim did not wish to press charges.
The man was arrested for making a disturbance while intoxicated in a public place.
Anyone with information on crimes committed in the Kitimat area is asked to contact Northern BC Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
