Assiniboia, Sask. — A 46-year-old man faces charges after RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress and recovered both stolen property and a stolen vehicle.
At approximately 12:15 a.m. on Nov. 7, Assiniboia and Coronach RCMP received a report of a break and enter underway at a business in Willows, Sask.
Officers responded immediately and determined the suspect had fled the scene in a truck. Police patrolled the area and located the suspect vehicle driving near Readlyn, Sask., where they initiated a traffic stop.
During the stop, officers identified property in the back of the truck that had been stolen from the business where the break-and-enter call originated. The male driver was arrested without incident.
Further investigation determined the suspect’s truck was also stolen.
As a result, Jay Rivard, 46, from the RM of Stonehenge, Sask., has been charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 under Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, and one count of failing to comply with a probation order under Section 733.1(1).
Rivard appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Nov. 9.
The investigation is ongoing.
