Armed Stand-Off Ends Peacefully

Monday, November 01, 2010 02:19 PM

Prince George, B.C. - An armed stand-off near a rural property along Highway 16-West between Terrace and Kitwanga has ended with the male suspect being taken into custody with "minimal incident".

The incident began last night, when members of Terrace RCMP and the North District Emergency Response Team set up a perimeter around the residence, closed the highway and evacuated a few nearby properties as a precaution.

Senior Media Relations Officer, Corporal Dan Moskaluk, says the situation changed quickly this afternoon. He says ERT members at the scene report that the male suspect and his father left the rural residence using a boat to cross a nearby river. Corporal Moskaluk says the father dropped the son off at the opposite side of the river, downstream, and then returned to the property where he was arrested without incident.

Then, he says, "An RMCP Police Dog and ERT members deployed near the drop site and conducted a search through the rugged terrain and dense bush, locating and arresting the 30-year-old man."

Both the 30-year-old and his 54-year-old father are in custody now. Corporal Moskaluk say investigators will work within the preliminary 24-hour detention period, in which a proposed charge submission will be made to crown counsel.

The RCMP spokesperson adds, "Our officers are to be commended in regards to their carrying out their duties in this incident from start to finish. It is at great risk to themselves that the search and extraction of the suspect in bush conditions was successfully concluded without injury to any."

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Posted by: supertech on November 1 2010 5:48 PM

Sounds to me like it was overkill to close the highway but it's all about safety right?
Anyway, the guy hasn't got a bullet in the back of the head---yet.

Posted by: consideritsold on November 1 2010 6:02 PM

hey supertech ( jackass ) why don't you keep your opinion to yourself? Do you know why the RCMP shut the highway? I would assume that you don't and that you are just a nobody that likes to bad mouth the RCMP until you need their help.

Posted by: snappi on November 1 2010 6:57 PM

Exactly consideritsold...friends of mine were in that line-up from about 630 am until the threat was over. RCMP did a great job in preventing the public from being injured or killed. Way to go!

Posted by: supertech on November 1 2010 8:11 PM

Hey considerit: What are you a school boy in grade 6? You have to revert to name calling to make a point or disagree? Grow up. When people are shooting at you, it is wise to shoot back.
If it takes the cops that long to catch 2 guys with guns (considering the resources they have available) we are hiring the wrong people. I could have done it myself in much less time and you wouldn't have to chase anyone through the bush either. If you can taser unarmed people to death or shoot unarmed people through the head, surely you can shoot a couple of men who are shooting at you. Or are you too scared?.

Posted by: supertech on November 1 2010 8:14 PM

Another thing: I will not now or ever ask for the RCMP's help. If they donate it that's fine but I won't be calling them.

Posted by: BCRacer on November 2 2010 6:23 AM

Sounds like Super may have had previous meeting or meetings with the police and he lost. And with a titch of vigilantism in his post I have no dout it could well happen again. I hope he is just trying to stir up some emotions.
I feel our police , despite the bad publicity that a "few" have created, are a good, well trained bunch. I don't envy them their job... the bad guy can do whatever he likes and if an officer should happen to hurt the suspect in a melee he is the bad guy...They need to use force, and the faster the better, tehy need to protect themselves and us, they are no good if they are home injured. And no, I don't think they are above the law, there is one thing using force and using abuse. I think if people spent a little time reading or watching police work they would be a whole lot less judging... I have...

The press , in my opinion,has done a great job of making sure every bad event involving a police office is made loud and clear for extended periods of time, no doubt to sell their product.
We never seem to hear much about those in other types of jobs who are anything but stellar.

Posted by: retired senior on November 2 2010 10:20 AM

Super you are an ignorant idiot. Who really cares if you ever phone the police?You should have offered your services if you felt you could have done better in much less time. Would you have shot them as you are suggesting while at the same time making suggestions the police will? You seem to be an expert in in everything you ramble on about. Give your head a shake.

Posted by: supertech on November 2 2010 10:25 PM

retired; More childish name calling. You should be in the school yard playground. OK--I shook my head. Yes, I would have shot them if they were shooting at me. That is not a suggestion, it's a fact. Those guys are very lucky they didn't have a stapler in hand. I have never had any altercation with the RCMP at all, other than speeding tickets, whichI deserved and I do not hold that against them. I do not believe the direction this institution is heading is good for the people of Canada as a whole. Absolute power corrupts.