Crime Stoppers hands out some hardware

Jan 29, 2021 | 1:33 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — With Crime Stoppers month coming to a close, the crime fighting non-profit is handing out some hardware.

Northern B.C. Crime Stoppers has presented its awards for Crime Stoppers’ Member of the Year and Watch of the Year.

It follows a record breaking year in Prince George with 230 tips forwarded to the Prince George RCMP. From those tips, police made seven arrests and recovered 63,700 in property and drugs.

The Officer of the Year award goes to Cst. Ryan Underhill. Cst. Underhill graduated from the RCMP training academy, Depot, in 2008. He served his first post in Ladysmith for three-and-a-half years before transferring to Prince George Detachment where he has served for over nine years.

Cst. Underhill has worked in a variety of units with the Prince George RCMP and he enjoys working in a team environment where he can investigate drug related offences.

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The Prince George Detachment’s General Duty D Watch Unit is the 2020 Watch of the Year. Staff Sergeant Chris Riddle is the Watch Commander for this unit, which is comprised of 12 general duty Constables, two Corporals, a Sergeant and a Staff Sergeant.

Northern BC Crime Stoppers V-P Ron Polillo, Staff Sgt. Chris Riddle and Supt. Shaun Wright. Photo courtesy RCMP

Through Staff Sergeant Riddle’s leadership, D Watch has utilized vital information provided through the Crime Stoppers program to seek out and arrest those who are doing the most harm in our community. Their efforts have made a significant impact on both the drug trade and property crime in Prince George and surrounding areas throughout 2020.

by CKPG Today

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