f RCMP ARE : concentrating

~ on how a: 17-year-old youth :
 gbtained alcohol «prior: to —
‘allegedly: using a van to
*“damage a fence at Skeena *
|. Jr. . Secondary School: in
the early morning hours, of

» March 26.

'. ., Police say there is some’ -
: suggestion an .adult pur-"
“* chased liquor for the youth -
“and that’the youth was at a: -

_- party where he was’ permit-

z ted. by adults to drink. and
drive. : 2

“Adults that permit this
7 sort of activity. may: be held

* ina press release.

'.. school by ripping out eight

» ‘steel’ posts that had been |

ae bolted into concrete: and as-
- phalt..” 7

installed. about five . weeks
earlier to prevent vehicles

*. school fields and property.
=". A tree was also run over..
:.... RCMP first encountered
~.a-youth‘at 3 a.m, that morm-
> ing when an officer noticed a

“van, without its rear left tire, |
.; driving near the Hwy16/37.

\ four-way stop.

4
_ . “There were sparks vis-. .
,

a ible from the van’s wheel
me contacting the pavement. In

addition to missing a tire, the © |

van was missing a:.diamond
~ ‘plate running board,” states
o the RCMP press release.

».5 | RCMP placed a 17-year-

+ suspicion of impaired’ driv-
ing and have sent informa-
_tion to Crown prosecutors.

, : damage, ' say RCMP. ©

Officers _ and investiga |

tors -were able to place the

§ - van at.the scene of the fence’
E damage because there were.
~~ pieces - of. 2. vehicle left at

* turned over to his parents.
‘Chuck Morris, the'school
district’ s: director of facili-

ties and maintenance, said --
last week in cases of school .

vandalism where police have
"a suspect, a charge is not al-
'. ways laid.

* “What - generally ‘haps

a pens. is police either pursue

7 charges or restorative jus-
tice,” Morris said.

' In a-ase where 2 a school

.. is-involved, the youth meets ~
witha restorative justice.

7 coordinator and his/her par-

 énts, the RCMP, a school

district administrator.

’ Morris. and the group —

»  tties to arrive at a solution

that doesn’t always involve

a the justice system.

+ Invsome cases, a reim- »
. damages.
. ‘Would be sought, volunteer.
“Work or: some other unique .

- solution could be agreed.

bursement for

upon, said Morris.
- RCMP say. cases rec-

ommended for restorative -

justice. must meet certain
criteria: cand’ while, the week-
. end incident is under inves-
‘tigation, they are unable to

advise if this situation meets

| Family
| injured —

FIVE PEOPLE were taken

to Mills Memorial Hospital .

after the vehicle in which

they: were driving. hit a~

Thoose March 26.
'. The female driver from

Prince Rupert struck the ani-:
mal with her Ford Focus. on.

| Hwy16 about 30km west of

‘Terrace just before 8: 30 p.m. -

that day.
-« The two adults ‘and three

children in the car suffered .

cuts and were transported by

ambulance to: the hospital,

; say RCMP.

m.. « The driver stayed over-

gz night at hospital for observa;
tion.

: The vehicle. was exten-
sively damaged. The moose ©

died as a result of the colli-
sion.

© criminally and- civilly re- .
sponsible,” said the RCMP

_ Approximately $900 in

d damage was’ done to the .
fence at the north end of the *

: The: fence: had just been”

= from being used to. damage

“old youth’ in custody under

The.youth could.also face -
‘more ‘charges of mischief.
““. and failure to report a colli-.”’
“sion in-relation to the fence ;

y
- ger in. the van, was found to
have.been drinking and was’

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NEWLY-INSTALLED. fence at: north end of. Skeena Jr. Secondary: was damaged’ . _—

. charges are being contemplated.

early March 26 by a van RCMP say was driven bya eyearole youth. Avariety of
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civil trial.

“In the event of a charge, «
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we would go after’ the par-
ents,” Gowen added.

8” x

Tn the event RCMP do °
board chair Lorrie. Gowen . ”
_ Said. under the School Act -

. the district could take the

Skeena Junior wasn ’t the

only school = ane

hoines of: “March: “23. Six.

windows were- smashed at

Thornhill Elementary and .

Primary schools. ;
The district is also. look-

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