By Ethan Ready

break and enter

Mounties investigating downtown commercial break & enter

Apr 12, 2020 | 7:53 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – UPDATE: Just after 4:00 a.m., on Sunday, April 12 the Prince George RCMP received a report of a commercial alarm at a business on the 1400 block of 3^rd Avenue in Prince George.

Within seconds of receiving the report, officers attended the scene. An adult male suspect attempted to flee on foot, but ran back into the business.

Due to safety concerns for their officers, the North District RCMP’s Emergency Response Team were called in to assist.

At approximately 7:30 a.m., a 43-year-old Prince George man was arrested with the assistance of a Police Dog Service Team. He was transported to hospital for treatment of minor wounds and has been transported back to the Detachment. He will be held in custody overnight and will appear in court by teleconferencing on Monday.

Portions of 3^rd Avenue, 4^th Avenue and Brunswick Street were closed to public for approximately five hours.

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The investigation is continuing.

ORIGINAL STORY: RCMP is currently on-scene, along with the assistance of the North District RCMP’s Emergency Response Team, of a reported commercial break & enter on 3rd Avenue in Downtown Prince George.

Portions of 3^rd Avenue, 4^th Avenue and Brunswick Street are closed to the public.

RCMP are asking the public to avoid this area.

Police state that further details will be released when the incident is resolved.