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Fort St. John RCMP bust two suspects in construction site theft

Two suspects are under arrest after being caught allegedly stealing materials from a construction site.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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January 7, 2025

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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Two suspects are under arrest after being caught allegedly stealing materials from a construction site.

According to a press release from Fort St. John RCMP, police were called to a residential construction site in the 8900 block of 112th Avenue on Saturday, January 4th, at approximately 3:52 a.m.

Front-line police officers immediately attended and located the two suspects loading wood materials into a trailer attached to a Dodge pickup truck.

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Both male and female suspects were arrested without incident.

The female was released with an appearance notice of late February.

Meanwhile, the male suspect, Jean-Paul Roberts, is facing charges of failing to comply with a release order.

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The pickup was impounded, and Roberts also received several violation tickets under the BC Motor Vehicle Act.

Currently in custody, he will be in front of a judge on Tuesday.

Constable Chad Neustater of Fort St. John RCMP says the arrests are a result of vigilant work between a resident and the police, and that all items were recovered.

More information can be found at the press release here.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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