Three men arrested in Trail after breaching conditions
By Kyra Hoggan
Prophylactic policing has taken the spotlight in Trail this week, with three men arrested and sent to court for breach of conditions, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr.
“On Sept. 25, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested 24-year-old Frederic Roy for outstanding warrants of arrest for Uttering Threats and Fail to Appear in court,” Orr said.” Roy was arrested at his residence in Trail without incident and appeared in Nelson Provincial Court the following day. Roy was released from custody after entering into a 12-month no-contact Peace Bond with the persons involved in the original incident.
“On Sept. 26, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested 20-year-old Blade Guindon of Trail for an outstanding warrant of arrest for Breach of Probation. Guindon had been observed outside of his residence contrary to his court imposed curfew which resulted in the warrant being issued. Crime Reduction Unit members found Guindon hiding inside his Trail residence after conducting numerous local enquiries, and arrested him without incident. He appeared in Nelson Provincial Court the following day and was sentenced to 10 days jail as a result of his breach of probation.
“On Sept. 27, the Crime Reduction Unit arrested 32-year-old Sheldon Matteucci relating to two outstanding warrants of arrest for Uttering Threats and Assault. Matteucci was also found hiding inside a Trail residence and was arrested without incident in the late afternoon. Matteucci has been remanded in custody and is to appear in Rossland Provincial Court on Oct. 1,” Orr concluded.
Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel said this kind of work is critical in maintaining the RCMP mandate of “safe homes, safe communities”.
“I don’t have exact numbers, but we’re probably having 90 per cent of the crimes in a community committed by five or six per cent of the people,” he said. “If we are monitoring these prolific offenders and we observe them breaching conditions, there’s also likelihood they may end up involved in other criminal activity. This is a proactive way of dealing with them prior to other offences being committed.”
