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Off-duty officers were quick to react when they heard the sound of a smashing window, and quickly took a man into custody without incident.
On October 19, 2021 at about 7:30 pm, two off duty Port Hardy RCMP officers Cst. Ling and Cst. Dupuy was in the area of Granville St and Thunderbird Way in Port Hardy when they heard a window break from a nearby Church.
The officers located a lone man in the direct area of the broken window, and identified themselves as police.
The man was cooperative and taken into custody.
An on-duty officer came to assist, and brought the man back to cells to be released pending further investigation without charges.
Initial information has revealed the man was attempting to access a free food pantry inside the building.
“Incidents such as this highlight that police are on duty 24/7 trying to keep the community they live and work in safe,” says Cst. Julie Miller.