Arrests made in morning Hanwell incident
Fredericton Police Force, RCMP officers descended on area of Hanwell Trailer Park on Thursday morning, report suspects were taken into custody
Events prompting a significant police response in the Hanwell area Thursday morning has led to investigations into thefts, an alleged hit-and-run incident and three arrests, authorities report.
Shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, the RCMP issued an advisory on social media noting that Mounties and members of the Fredericton Police Force were in the Hanwell area responding to “a series of theft-related incidents.”
“Three youth are now in custody, and there is no threat to the public,” the RCMP posted on Facebook.
An official with the Fredericton Police Force, responding to an inquiry from the Fredericton Independent, indicated officers were investigating a hit-and-run incident, and that a different number of suspects had been arrested.
“On Sept. 14, 2023, at approximately 6:15 a.m., the Fredericton Police Force, as well as RCMP, responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision in the vicinity of the Hanwell mini-home community,” Fredericton police spokesperson Sonya Gilks wrote in an email to the Fredericton Independent.
“Two suspects have been taken into custody, with no risk to public safety.”
Gilks later clarified that the total number of youths taken into custody were three, “between the two organizations.”
She also noted that the events occurred right on the boundary between the areas of jurisdiction of the two police forces.
Photos circulating on social media Thursday morning showed a traffic jam around the entrances to the Hanwell Trailer Park and Kingswood, stemming from the police response in the area Thursday morning.
Gilks said around noon Thursday that Fredericton police officers remain on the scene, but no further details would be released for the time being.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
Someone had posted that pic on FB to warn people of a road block, this is ANOTHER reason you should not do that, you have 0 idea of the intentions the police have for stopping traffic.