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Fort St. John RCMP investigating weekend incident

An incident involving police officers and a pair of men inside a pickup involved one person being transported to the hospital.

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The Fort St. John RCMP is investigating an ‘incident’ in the early hours of Sunday, March 28th (Canva)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John RCMP detachment is investigating what it called ‘an incident’ which took place during the overnight hours.

According to a statement from police, the incident occurred at 3:15 a.m. in the 9700 block of 86th Street on the morning of Sunday, March 29th.

The release says several officers performed a traffic stop on a black Ford pickup police allege “is believed to be involved in criminal activity in Fort St John.”

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The stop resulted in an altercation with the two individuals in the vehicle, which resulted in BC Emergency Services being called as one man was inside the truck was taken to hospital with injuries.

The RCMP are seeking anyone with dashcam footage or smartphone video who was in the area at the time to come forward, as its investigation is still in the early stages.


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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.

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

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