Please note all information below occurred within the time period above, unless otherwise noted.
Saskatchewan RCMP - Your Provincial Police Service
Molonosa Cultural Days were held from August 7 to 12. The popular annual event, organized by the Montreal Lake Cree Nation Sports, Culture and Recreation Committee, allows community members to gather and enjoy cultural activities, games and entertainment, all on the beautiful shores of historical Lake Molonosa.
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore and officers from the Saskatchewan RCMP's La Ronge detachment, North District Management Team and Indigenous Policing Services joined in the festivities on August 8. Saskatchewan RCMP Community Program Officers and local Victim Services were also there, handing out treats including ice cream and cotton candy.
"It's friendly events like this that help us build community relationships. To create connections and to strengthen the bonds that already exist," Assistant Commissioner Blackmore said. "We talk a lot about Reconciliation. I firmly believe this is what it is. Slowly making overtures to spend more time with each other. And understand each other. Be there for each other. From what I am seeing here, it is well under way. And I am very happy to see that."
The Saskatchewan RCMP thanked the organizers and community leaders for inviting them to the enjoyable event.
In the attached photo: Assistant Commissioner Blackmore is with Chief Joyce Naytowhow of Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Chief Karen Bird of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Cst. Wanda McKenzie of the Saskatchewan RCMP's Indigenous Proactive Recruiting Unit.
Investigative Recap
August 8: At approximately 9 p.m., Humboldt RCMP received a report of a 15-year-old overdue canoer on Deadmoose Lake, northwest of Humboldt. Humboldt RCMP, conservation officers with the Provincial Protective Services Branch, the Humboldt Fire Department and STARS searched for the teen, who was located safe on the east shore of the lake at approximately 11:45 p.m.
August 8: At approximately 11 p.m., Hudson Bay RCMP received a report that three adults and three youth canoers/kayakers did not return from a trip on the Etomami River as expected. Hudson Bay RCMP were able to make brief contact with the group and establish that they were on the riverbank in a remote area. Officers patrolled the area, which was heavy bush and swamplands, by quad. A helicopter from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency joined the search early on August 9. The group was located and the helicopter was able to land nearby and bring them to safety.
August 8: La Ronge RCMP release sketch of suspect in sexual assault investigation
August 9: Southey RCMP locate missing swimmer at Pelican Pointe on Last Mountain Lake
August 10: Two children subject of Amber Alerts located; investigation ongoing
August 10: At approximately 11:05 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP received a report of a shooting on Muskoday First Nation. Investigation determined two individuals were in a vehicle outside a residence. Individuals approached their vehicle and a firearm was discharged. One of the occupants of the vehicle, an adult male, was struck. He was treated at the hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Investigation by Prince Albert RCMP identified a suspect, who was located on Muskoday First Nation at approximately 2 p.m. He had an illegally-modified firearm in his possession at the time of his arrest. As a result, 23-year-old Chance Smith of Muskoday First Nation is charged with one count, careless use of a firearm, Section 86(1), Criminal Code; one count, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code; one count, carry concealed weapon, Section 90(2), Criminal Code; 1 count, unlicensed possession of a firearm, Section 92(3)(a), Criminal Code; one count, unlicensed possession of a prohibited weapon with ammunition, Section 95(2); one count, possession of a firearm obtained by the commission of an offence, Section 96(2), Criminal Code; and one count, possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, Section 108(2), Criminal Code. He will appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court on August 16.
August 11: Waskesiu/Montreal Lake RCMP – Male charged after attempting to disarm police officer during arrest
August 11: At approximately 2:10 p.m., La Ronge RCMP arrested a woman wanted on warrants related to a June 19 firearms incident in La Ronge. Background is available here. She attempted to flee from officers before being arrested and was later found to be in possession of a quantity of cocaine and drug trafficking paraphernalia. As a result, 22-year-old Celine Charles of La Ronge is charged with one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act; one count, resist peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code; and one count, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code. She will appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on September 12, 2022.
August 13: Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit investigating homicide on Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation
August 13: Melfort RCMP located and arrested 28-year-old Jesse Guest, who was wanted by Pinehouse RCMP for escaping lawful custody and being unlawfully at large after leaving Besnard Lake Correctional Camp on August 7. He is scheduled to appear in Melfort Provincial Court on August 15, 2022.
August 14: At approximately 3 p.m., Indian Head RCMP received a report of a collision on Highway #1 near Qu'Appelle, SK. Investigation determined two SUVs collided in the westbound lanes. The driver and sole occupant of one SUV, a 50-year-old female from Regina, was declared deceased by EMS at the scene. Her family has been notified. The adult female driver and passenger of the other SUV were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Westbound lanes of Highway #1 were closed during initial investigation but have since re-opened. Indian Head RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.
Incidents in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction August 8 to 14, 2022
Please note: the statistics below are representative of reports received within the Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction. They are from the RCMP records management system and are accurate as the day they are collected. Crime statistics are regularly updated due to changes in reporting procedures and changes in ongoing investigations, etc. As a result, the statistics below may differ from previous or future published reports.
Divisional Operational Communications Centre (does not include calls for service by the public directly to local RCMP detachments)
| Calls for service total | 7,347 |
| Highest volume of calls for service was on August 12, 2022 | 1,199 |
| Reports of Impaired Drivers (RID calls) | 104 |
| Homicide | 1 |
| Homicides year to date (January, 2022 to last day encompassed in this report) | 15 |
| Sexual assaults | 20 |
| Sexual crime - other (invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference) | 5 |
Assaults
| Aggravated Assault | 2 |
| Assault | 171 |
| Assault with weapon or cauing bodily harm | 50 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Firearms (use of in the commission of an offence, discharge with intent, pointing a firearm) | 10 |
| Kidnapping/forcible confinement | 2 |
| Harassment/uttering threats | 101 |
| Other persons offences (domestic or family dispute, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, extortion with firearm, mischief – danger to life, etc.) | 27 |
| Break and Enter Total | 110 |
| Number of break and enters to a business | 24 |
| Number of break and enters to a residence | 66 |
| Number of other break and enters (encompasses sheds, storage containers, unattached garages, etc.) | 20 |
| Theft Total | 280 |
| Other theft over $5,000 | 41 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 193 |
| Number of theft of motor vehicle | 46 |
| Mischief | 483 |
| Number of mischief - damage to property | 134 |
| Number of mischief - obstruct enjoyment of property (example: unwanted, intoxicated person at a residence) | 349 |
| Bail violations | 150 |
| Breach of probation | 25 |
| Failure to appear/comply | 36 |
| Disturbing the peace | 160 |
Reports of intimate partner and family violence
- Time period reported is quarterly.
- Data represents number of victims, as there may be more than one victim on a specific investigative file. An individual victimized more than once in a timeframe would be counted more than once. Due to common relationship types in intimate and family violence categories, totals should not be combined.
- Intimate partner refers to violence committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law), current and former dating partner, or someone with whom the victim was in another type of intimate relationship.
- Family violence refers to violence committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law), parents (biological, step, adoptive and foster), children (biological, step, adopted and foster), siblings (biological, step, half, adopted and foster) and extended family members (grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws).
| April 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 371 |
| Family violence | 372 |
| May 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 375 |
| Family violence | 385 |
| June 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 362 |
| Family violence | 362 |
| Total intimate partner violence April-June 2022 | 1,108 |
| Total family violence April-June 2022 | 1,119 |
| Impaired-related offences | 115 |
| Number of roadside suspensions | 10 |
| Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle | 26 |
| Speeding (this does not include automated speed enforcement fines issued) | 1,218 |
| Fines issued | 792 |
| Warnings issued (education-focused interaction between police and public) | 426 |
| Collisions | 152 |
| Dangerous driving | 6 |
| Fatal collisions (number of incidents, not victims) | 2 |
Non-offence Codes (generally, instances where Criminal Codes or Provincial/Federal Statutes aren't broken – for example abandoned vehicles, animal calls, school visits, property or wellbeing checks, etc.)
| Assistance | 317 |
| False alarms | 246 |
| Breach of peace | 95 |
| 911 Act – other activities | 206 |
| Suspicious person/vehicle/property | 269 |
| Mental health act (generally, police officers responding to reports of persons thinking about suicide, or people with mental illness and requiring assistance): | 180 |
| Non-suspicious sudden deaths/Coroner's Act (Every non-suspicious sudden death police officers respond to including reports of persons who died by suicide, natural, accident or undetermined. Specific breakdowns by cause of death are unavailable.) | 17 |