Break And Enter Followed By Aggravated Assault
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WILLIAMS LAKE – Williams Lake RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter at the Surplus Herby’s Store On September 5th at approximately 3:00 AM.
General duty members, with the assistance of the police dog service, attended but were not successful in locating anyone still inside the store. The investigation determined an individual broke into the store and stole a number of knives.
Later that evening around 9:35 pm, the RCMP responded to a report of a male suffering from a stab wound in the 1100 block of 3rd Avenue North.
When officers arrived on scene the 31-year-old male victim had been transported to the hospital by nearby residents. A section of 3rd Avenue North was blocked off while police began investigating the assault.
An initial police investigation determined that a group of males had been fighting when another male rushed in and stabbed the victim. The victim remains in hospital in stable condition.
After a lengthy investigation which included members from General Duty, Cariboo Crime Reduction Unit, General Investigations section and the Police Dog Service, a 20-year-old Williams Lake resident was arrested. On September 6th Blayne Char was arrested in connection to the break and enter and the aggravated assault.
