The death of Jill Stuchenko has now been ruled a homicide.

The 35-year-old Prince George woman’s body was found in a gravel pit off Otway Road Oct. 26. She had been reported missing a week earlier.

The cause of death is not being released at this time.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the RCMP at 250-561-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477), or go online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

Guns Stolen

Police are searching for 17 guns stolen from a home on Ewert Crescent this weekend.

The weapons included 10 handguns and seven long guns, Prince George RCMP spokesman Const. Gary Godwin said.

“Seventeen weapons on the street, 10 being handguns, is a worst-case scenario for us,” Godwin said. “They will inevitably go to organized crime.”

Godwin said the guns were purchased and registered legally by the former owner, who passed away recently.

“Who actually has ownership is at question at this point,” Godwin said.

Godwin said the theft may have been a targeted specifically to get the guns, because only the guns were taken.

“It would appear they were securely locked up in a safe, but it got broken into,” he said.

No description of the weapons was available as of press time.

Anyone with information about he stolen guns is asked to call Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477). Tips can also be made online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.

Robbery

A shoplifter lost his booty but his baton could get him in trouble.

An employee of the Save On Foods at Parkwood approached a shoplifting suspect near the Greyhound Bus Station on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The man produced a metal baton and raised it in a threatening manner. He then fled, dropping the items he had stolen.

The possession of a metal baton is prohibited for members of the general public.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, six feet tall and of medium build. He had short red hair, a mustache and goatee. At the time, he was wearing a ball cap, dark jacket and blue jeans.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the RCMP at 250-561-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Boat theft

Sometime after 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, a boat and trailer were stolen from a yard in the Austin Road region of the Hart Highway.

The boat is a 16-foot Outlaw Tuchodi Special. The word Outlaw is written on both sides of the boat. The top of the boat is white, the bottom is sliver. The trailer is an EZ Loader with B.C. plate ULA 51N.

Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP at 250-561-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).