Fort St. John RCMP report increase in crime in May

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Police have noted an uptick in theft from and of vehicles in Fort St. John during the month of May. 

In a report to the City of Fort St. John council on June 23rd, the Fort St. John RCMP detachment detailed an increase in criminal activity and calls compared to the decrease noted in April. 

According to the RCMP, there was an increase in ‘theft of vehicles over $5,000’ with seven reported in April and 10 reported in May. Three of the stolen vehicles were found in other police jurisdictions south of Fort St. John.

 There was also an increase in ‘theft from vehicle’ incidents from nine in April to 19 in May.

“Charges have been forwarded on a suspect that will clear several of the theft from vehicle reports,” Sergeant Jaime Moffat, the acting officer in charge of the Fort St. John RCMP, wrote to the council.

“Another suspect had been identified as being responsible for ‘theft from vehicle’ [incidents] in the downtown area, and may be responsible for other similar incidents where vehicles were not secured and became [an] easy opportunity.” 

The municipal drug unit and the municipal crime reduction unit have continued to work on two ‘trafficking controlled substance’ investigations. 

Two incidents occurred in May; one consisting of two arrests of a person with a loaded firearm and cocaine, and in another, someone was arrested in possession of cocaine. Both investigations are ongoing and charges, while expected to be recommended, had not been laid as of the report. 

The detachment’s plain clothes unit also took charge of three “targeted shooting” investigations, which led to the arrest of one person and the seizure of one handgun and a set of body armour. 

They were noted to be a Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative (ReVOII) subject, a provincial program providing “early intervention in cases involving repeat violent” offenders. 

“Once an individual has been identified for the program, probation officers develop a personalized case management plan that includes interventions to address the individual’s unique and complex needs,” Moffat explained in the report. 

To read the full May 2025 policing update from the Fort St. John RCMP detachment to city council, read below.