Assault with weapon incident reported
On April 21 at approximately 10 am, officers with the Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) received a weapons call in the main village area on the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory (WUT).
“Officers responded and located an adult male who had suffered cuts to his facial area. The injuries were non-life-threatening,” reported WTPS. “The incident occurred in the main village area of Wiikwemkoong. The victim was reluctant to provide details to police.”
This was deemed to be an isolated incident and there is no concern for public safety at this time, WTPS reported.
Anyone with information on this incident or any other investigation can contact the Wikwemikong Tribal Police at (705) 859-3141 or through the Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Disturbance call results in arrest
On April 20, WTPS received a call of a disturbance occurring at a residence in the Rabbit Island area on the WUT.
At approximately 12:35 am, officers responded to the call, attended the residence and located three persons in the residence. One person appeared to have been assaulted but all denied anything took place. The homeowner requested all persons be removed from the residence.
Officers directed persons to leave the residence at which time one subject refused and became actively resistant. Officers placed the male under arrest for trespass to property-refuse to leave, and he was escorted out of the residence. Upon departing, a second subject became belligerent and actively resistant with police and was also placed under arrest.
Both suspects had been consuming alcohol and were returned to the Wikwemikong police station and lodged without further incident.
As a result of the incident, one male was charged with trespass, fail to leave when directed, a contradiction of Section 2(1)(b) Trespass to Property Act, and later released.
The second male was later released unconditionally once sober.
The Wikwemikong Tribal Police responded to 43 calls for service for the weekend of April 19-21.
