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Busy weekend for Kimberley Mounties
Kimberley RCMP Report
A 31-year-old male from Wasa is in custody facing a number of charges after an incident Friday (Nov. 16).
Late Friday night RCMP received a call about a truck being stolen. The owner knew the suspect and directed the police to him. Police located the truck and attempted to arrest the subject. The male became combative and assaulted a police officer. Another officer deployed OC spray and he was taken into custody.
While conducting the follow-up, police learned the subject had assaulted the owner of the truck a few weeks back. The subject went before a JJP on Saturday night and has been remanded in custody for court in Cranbrook on Monday. He is facing four charges including, assault, theft over $5,000, resist arrest and assaulting a police officer.
Back-to-back serious incidents
On Saturday evening Mounties responded to two potentially serious incidents at the same time. Late in the afternoon police were alerted to a suicidal male who departed a residence and was missing. They located the subject’s vehicle in a rural area. They learned he had a rifle and as such were concerned not only for his own well-being, but the safety of the officers looking for him. A short time later he emerged from the bush and was detained by police. He was transported to East Kootenay Regional Hospital for evaluation.
At the same time a serious assault was reported in Kimberley. Two officers attended and found a woman had been injured and was transported to hospital. Investigation found she had been hit, choked and kicked. The suspect was located nearby a short time later and arrested. He was held in jail over night and released the next day with a number of conditions, including no contact with the victim. He will attend court at a later date, charges of assault causing bodily harm are being recommended.
It’s rare that Kimberley has several serious events in a short period of time. On Saturday night five officers were called to deal with the incidents. In addition to these calls, officers dealt with a number of more routine matters over the less than 24-hour period that these all occurred.
Cpl Chris Newel
Kimberley RCMP
