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Kitimat
2025-05-22 13:21 PDT
The Kitimat RCMP was advised of a vehicle casing a hazard on a blind coroner along Highway 37 north of Kitimat on May 15th at 11:10 am. The investigating officer attended the scene and found the vehicle being worked on. It was stated that the vehicle had a mechanical issue overnight and the driver had to leave the vehicle. The officer stayed on scene to assist with traffic until a repair was completed and the vehicle could be removed. (2025-1647)
The Kitimat RCMP was honored to be invited to Haisla Days in Kitamaat Village on May 17th and May 18th. During the two days, the officers participated in several events. On May 17th, the police truck in attendance became the canvas for artists of all ages during a very poplar ‘paint the police vehicle’ event. Although the artwork was amazing and the truck looked impressive with all the colors, the washable painted needed to be washed off after the event for the police vehicle to be returned back into service.
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While making routine patrols on Highway 37, north of Kitimat on May 19th at 9:00 am, a Kitimat RCMP officer noticed a vehicle that appeared to be travelling at a high rate of speed. The officer activated his Radar unit and found that the vehicle was travelling at 143 km/h in the 100 km/h speed zone. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver was issued a violation ticket for excessive speed. The vehicle was impounded for 7 days. (2025-1687)
A Kitimat RCMP officer making patrols in the Whitesail Neighbourhood on May 19th, was flagged down by a youth. The officer stopped and it was discovered the youth had an incident with their bike and had suffered a minor injury. The officer was able to contact a parent and did some initial first aid until the parent arrived to assist. The youth was taken to a local hospital by the parent to have the minor injury looked at. (2025-1691)
On May 20th, at 9:23 pm, a Kitimat RCMP officer located a second vehicle in two days travelling at an excessive speed along Highway 37 north of Kitimat. This vehicle was found to be travelling at 144 km/h in the posted 100 km/h speed zone between Cable car and Hirsch Creek. During the traffic stop, the driver issued a violation ticket for excessive speed, a written warning for failing to produce a drivers license and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days. (2025-1709)
From 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm on May 21st, officers from the Kitimat RCMP detachment and Terrace BC Highway patrol conducted a check stop on Highway 37 just north of the Kitamaat Village road. The main purpose was to ensure vehicles with loads about to enter on the highway corridor had all loads secured. Several loads were checked with some warnings being provided and a few loads needing to be secured before the vehicle could leave the checkstop. It was also found that several vehicles were still running studded tires and notice and orders were issued to have the tires removed as studs are to be removed by April 30th on Highway 37 between Kitimat and Terrace.
If you have any information of crimes that have occurred in the Kitimat area, and would like to report it to the police, you can report through Northern BC Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You will stay anonymous and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may receive a reward of up to $2000.
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