The Canora/Sturgis RCMP responded to 35 calls from Dec. 8 to Dec. 15, some of which included: one 911 Act call, one abandoned vehicle, one animal call, three assaults, two assaults with a weapon, one false alarm, two failures to comply with orders, one fraud, two harassing communications, two lost/found items, one Mental Health Act call, three mischiefs, one theft, seven traffic offenses, four traffic collisions, two Trespass Act calls, and one other federal call.
Stolen rototiller seized
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP have investigated a number of complaints involving the theft of wood burning stoves and other items in the Canora area. As a result of the subsequent investigations, on Dec. 9, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP with assistance from the Yorkton General Investigation Section, executed a search warrant on a property in Stenen. During the search, officers seized a rototiller that had been reported stolen in Canora. RCMP have charged a 40-year-old male, a resident of Stenen, with possession of stolen property under $5,000.
Drug seizure
On Dec. 9, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched to a residence in Preeceville to seize drugs that were found in a car. The drugs were tested and found to be amphetamines.
Speeder charged
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP stopped a vehicle on Highway No. 5 east of Canora on Dec. 11 for speeding. The driver did not have a valid driver’s licence and was found to be breaching his release order for failing comply with a curfew condition. The male was arrested and charged.
Screaming not such a good idea
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched to a disturbance outside a residence in Canora on Dec. 12. Police attended and located a male screaming outside the residence. After speaking with the complainant, the male was arrested for assault. Police continue to investigate.
Unusual weapon
On Dec, 13, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched to a residence for a report of an assault. Police attended the residence and learned the victim was hit multiple times with a sex toy. An intoxicated male was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon.
Abandoned vehicle
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP received a report on Dec. 13 of an abandoned vehicle on Highway No. 5 near Canora. The vehicle was towed as it was a road hazard.
Moose damage
On Dec. 14, the Canora/Sturgis RCMP attended a single vehicle collision involving two moose and an SUV by Mikado on Highway No. 5. The driver of the SUV went to hospital with minor injuries.
Snow dispute
The Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched on Dec. 15, when it was reported that a male, holding a shovel, jumped in front of a quad pushing snow in a parking lot. After police departed the scene, the same male called to report he was now the one being threatened and was unhappy how snow was being pushed on his side of the ditch. Police returned to the parking lot and mediated the dispute.
Report tips and information
If you have any information about these or any other crimes, please contact the Canora RCMP at 306-563-4700, or you can also report anonymously via Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
Call the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Turn In Poachers & Polluters (TIPP) Line, toll-free, at 1-800-667-7561 or #5555 from a SaskTel cellphone (phone calls only, no text messages).
