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Shown is missing person Branden Baptiste. (Submitted photo/Battlefords RCMP)
RCMP update

Police asking for help to find young man still missing

Sep 2, 2022 | 7:00 PM

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a young person still missing in the Battlefords area.

Branden Baptiste, 22, was reported missing on Aug. 9. He is described at 5’7”, 140 lbs, with an average build, brown eyes and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket and grey sweats.

Battlefords RCMP are also investigating several other incidents in the area in the latest RCMP report.

They are looking into multiple assault cases for the week ending Aug. 30, including:

  • A disturbance at a home in the Cando-area on Aug. 27. Police responded to the home shortly after midnight following a 911 call. A woman reported being punched in the face in an altercation with a second woman. RCMP say a 20-year-old woman is facing a charge of assault. She is scheduled to appear in provincial court Oct. 17.
  • A report of an assault on Aug. 27 at 11:45 p.m. in North Battleford. Police were called to the area of 108 Street and 11 Avenue. The female victim reported being pushed onto the ground during an argument with a male known to her. She was not injured in the altercation. Police say a 22-year-old man from Saskatoon is facing one count of assault. He is scheduled to appear at provincial court on Sept. 1.
  • A disturbance at a home in North Battleford on Aug. 28.. Shortly after 1 p.m. police received a call of a disturbance at a residence on the 1100 block of 108 Street. A 51-year-old man was arrested at the location, and has since been released. He is scheduled to appear in court in September charged with one count of assault. RCMP say the victim reported being struck during an argument but did not sustain serious injuries.
  • An assault on August 30 at 1 a.m. in North Battleford. Police responded to a 911 call of a noise-complaint of a loud vehicle on Scott Drive. They found a woman in her 20s suffering from a bleeding nose sustained during a physical altercation. A 22-year-old man was arrested at the location. He is scheduled to appear in court in September on a charge of one count of assault.
  • A complaint in the Cochin area on August 26 shortly after 9 p.m. RCMP responded after receiving a 911 call of a man armed with a bat threatening to assault people in a home. Police recovered a bat at the location and arrested the 31-year-old male suspect without incident. No one was reported injured. The suspect will appear in court on Sept. 1charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

The RCMP is investigating several break and enters including:

  • A break-in to a business on Territorial Drive East sometime overnight between Aug. 29 to 30. Police say some smaller items were reported stolen, but no cash was taken.
  • A break-in to a home in North Battleford on Aug. 28. While on patrol, officers identified a youth wanted on several outstanding warrants in the area of 10 Avenue, who then fled from police. The individual was arrested a short time later as he attempted to break into a home on the 1000 block of 104 Street. The 17 year old was arrested and held for court the next day on his outstanding warrants, and new charges of resisting arrest and break and enter to a residence.

Police are also investigating multiple vehicle thefts, including:

  • On Aug. 26 at 11:45 p.m. police recovered a stolen vehicle on the 1100 block of 100 Street in North Battleford. Three suspects found inside the vehicle were arrested without incident. A 20-year-old woman was later released without charges. Police report Talia Bear, 22, was remanded into custody and appeared on Aug. 29, charged with two counts of breach of probation. Adrian Dreaver, 19, was remanded into custody and also appeared in court Aug. 29, charged with identity fraud, possession of stolen property, and failing to comply with a release order.

Anyone with information on any of the above incidents can contact the Battlefords RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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