RM OF BUCKLAND, Sask. — A report of a suspicious vehicle led to Prince Albert RCMP recovering a stolen truck, and seizing a sawed-off firearm and other weapons.
On Nov. 7 at around 10:40 a.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a suspicious truck in the RM of Buckland.
Officers responded, located the truck and approached it. The driver attempted to flee from them.
The truck struck a police vehicle, then entered a ditch. The driver was arrested. No injuries were reported as a result of the collision.
Officers located a sawed-off firearm, an axe and a switchblade inside of the truck. They determined the truck had been reported as stolen in Prince Albert.
As a result of the continued investigation, a 24-year-old suspect, from Sturgeon Lake First Nation, is charged with:
- one count, unlicensed possession of a firearm;
- one count, occupy a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm inside;
- one count, possession of a firearm with readily-available ammunition;
- one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose;
- one count, possession of a firearm while prohibited;
- one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle;
- one count, fail to stop for peace officer;
- one count, resist peace officer;
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000;
- one count, mischief over $5,000; and
- one count, fail to comply with release order.
The suspect was scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Nov. 9.
