RCMP ON SLEDS
On March 9, 2015 at approximately 11:00 a.m., Melville/Ituna RCMP received a complaint of a theft of six cartons of cigarettes from a business in Ituna, Saskatchewan. A male suspect had fled the scene on foot and ran into a nearby field.
Members from the Melville/Ituna Detachment recognized the opportunity to utilize their services and skills on “F” Division’s RCMP snowmobiles, and were immediately dispatched to the location. Once on scene, the suspect was tracked across a field for approximately four miles before he was located and arrested without incident.
Although the weather was mild, the suspect was cold and exhausted from his attempted escape. Due to the member’s immediate reaction and deployment to an otherwise “inaccessible by vehicle” location, a positive outcome was delivered with no further endangerment to the public or police.
35-year-old Edward William PELLETIER from Star Blanket First Nations has been charged with one count of Theft Under $5000 and Breach of an Undertaking. PELLETIER has been remanded into custody to appear in Melville Provincial Court on March 23, 2015.
