A man has been arrested in connection to a rash of break and enters all over Saskatchewan.
Joseph Ronald Palmer appeared by video in Broadview Provincial Court on Oct. 19 facing 30 additional break and enter and theft charges.
He is accused in connection with multiple break-ins at businesses and recreational camper trailers in locations ranging from Leader in the west to Carlyle in the east to Glaslyn in the north-central. A map of RCMP detachment areas impacted by this investigation is shown, with the investigation spanning 21 Saskatchewan detachment areas.
Palmer also faces charges for similar incidents in Souris, Minnedosa and Neepawa, Man. According to police the investigation is ongoing.
According to Sgt. Kelly West of RCMP General Investigation Section, “the number of charges laid showcases the in-depth investigation and teamwork that was required to bring a conclusion to so many break and enter and theft complaints (some received by detachments as far back as June 2015). It was excellent investigative skills that resulted in connections being made and further charges ultimately laid, Kelly said.
