RCMP officers overcome blizzard to make arrest in Clyde River
Male suspect faces several charges; police say he resisted arrest and disabled officers’ snowmobile
RCMP officers in Clyde River navigated blizzard conditions using snowmobiles to respond to an early-morning call and arrest on Dec. 18. (File photo)
RCMP officers faced harsh winter conditions while arresting a suspect following an incident early Wednesday in Clyde River.
On Wednesday at about 1:25 a.m., officers were called to a residence in the 200 block. With a blizzard reducing visibility and poor road conditions, they used snowmobiles to reach the location, the RCMP said in a news release Friday.
After the officers arrived, they arrested a 36-year-old male suspect. In the release, RCMP say the man attempted to resist arrest and disabled the officers’ snowmobile.
Efforts to walk the suspect back to the detachment failed, as police say he continued to resist and attempted to escape.
With weather conditions deteriorating, the officers sought refuge in a nearby home with the assistance of a local resident.
With help from a hamlet official and a heavy equipment operator, one officer retrieved a police vehicle using a snowplow. The officer then transported the other officer and the suspect back to the detachment.
After the storm subsided, a resident helped repair the damaged snowmobile.
The suspect is charged with assault causing bodily harm, resisting arrest, mischief, and escaping lawful custody. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 24 in Clyde River.
The release did not explain the reasons for the initial call for assistance that the officers responded to.
Environment Canada reported blizzard conditions during the incident with -17 C temperatures, a wind chill of -33 C, and gusts up to 80 km/h creating near-zero visibility.
In the news release, the Clyde River RCMP expressed gratitude to the hamlet, its heavy equipment operator and local residents who offered assistance.
Any chance Nunatsiaq can do some sort of editorial or something to help their readers understand their reasoning behind regularly choosing to omit the names of suspects when there is no publication ban and the RCMP have provided that information in the very public news release the article is based on?
https://rcmp.ca/en/nunavut/news/2024/12/clyde-river-rcmp-thank-hamlet-clyde-river-and-local-resident-their-assistance-during-blizzard
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I hope the help from the local community makes them realize not everyone is a bad person. I’m proud of those Inuit who were able to help and make the police realize Inuit do come together and help to uplift their community.
Fortunate he wasn’t tazed or shot.
He put a lot of lives at risk.
Clyde Strong, good work
They often look after very hard situation in the moment, deaths, hardships, by team work, becomes very big situations,
Eeee what kind of 36 year old man behaves like this. Lucky he wasn’t shot, anywhere else that could have happened. Get your life together man, it’s not okay for people to do this, your old buddy, stop and grow up now. All the best to those who helped, goodness will come back to you! 🙂
“The suspect is charged with assault causing bodily harm, resisting arrest, mischief, and escaping lawful custody. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court…”
I suppose I missed something that explains why the suspect was released.