North District Emergency Response Team on Irene Road

Prince George

2023-11-16 09:58 PST

File # 2023-40035

On Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Prince George RCMP and the North District Emergency Response Team responded to a weapons complaint at a residence on the 7000-block of Irene Road.

After several minutes of police officers calling out to the residents of the home using the police loud hailer, the suspect left the residence and was arrested by police officers without incident, states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.

The suspect, identified as Andrew Bazinet, is known to police for similar violent offenses and was bound at the time of the incident by two separate lifetime firearms prohibitions.

Mr. Bazinet is facing the following charges:

Pointing a firearm
Careless use of a firearm
Possession of a weapon
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
Possession of a firearm contrary to order
Fail to comply with release order
Fail to comply with probation order

Andrew Bazinet will remain in custody until his next court appearance.

This file remains under investigation.

Did you know that Prince George RCMP has Online Crime Reporting? The Online Crime Reporting tool is available to report crimes that meet certain criteria.

Released by

Cpl. Jennifer Cooper

Communications NCO / Media Relations Officer
Prince George RCMP
455 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC, V2L 0B7
Office: 250-561-3300

Email: pg_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: princegeorge.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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