Please note all information below occurred within the time period above, unless otherwise noted.
Saskatchewan RCMP -- Your Provincial Police Service
Investigative Recap
November 3: La Ronge RCMP's General Investigation Section executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant at a residence on Bird Place in Bell's Point, SK, with the assistance of La Ronge RCMP officers. They located and seized approximately 37 grams of cocaine, trafficking paraphernalia and a sum of cash. (Photo: La Ronge A).
Jayden Charles, 22, from Lac la Ronge Indian Band; Sarah McKenzie, 36, from La Ronge; and Janine Ratt, 32, from Bell's Point are each charged with one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and one count, possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code. They will appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on January 9, 2023.
November 4: La Ronge RCMP's General Investigation Section performed a traffic stop on Jimmy Roberts Road in Bell's Point, SK. The officers observed cannabis in plain view in the vehicle. The vehicle occupants were detained and officers located and seized approximately 67 grams of cocaine, a firearm, a machete and cannabis from the vehicle. Further investigation led to the officers executing a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant at a hotel room in La Ronge. Officers located and seized a loaded handgun, a small amount of pharmaceutical pills not believed to be prescribed to the room occupants and a sum of cash. (Photo: La Ronge B).
As a result, 70-year-old Jeffery Giest from Creighton is charged with:
- one count, possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine), Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
- one count, possession (Schedule III), Section 4(1), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
- two counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code;
- two counts, possession of a firearm/prohibited weapon knowing possession unauthorized, Section 92(3)(a), Criminal Code;
- one count, unsafe storage of a firearm, Section 86(2), Criminal Code;
- one count, possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Section 94(2), Criminal Code;
- one count, possession of a restricted firearm without license/registration, Section 95(2), Criminal Code;
- three counts, weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization, Section 117.01(3), Criminal Code; and
- one count, possession of weapon obtained by crime, Section 96(23), Criminal Code.
Giest also was ticketed for having cannabis in a vehicle.
Giest has been remanded into custody until his next appearance in La Ronge Provincial Court on November 21, 2022 (Information #90472857).
November 6: At approximately 6:20 a.m., La Ronge RCMP were conducting proactive patrols when they located a vehicle blocking Highway #2. Officers stopped to check on the vehicle, which had two occupants in it. The officers observed open liquor and the occupants were arrested. Further investigation led to the seizure of 13 grams of cocaine, 8 grams of psilocybin, 81 grams of dried cannabis, three firearms, rounds of ammunition and a sum of cash. Nora Charles, 26, of Sucker River and Stephen McKenzie, 36, of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, are each charged with:
- two counts, possession for the purpose of trafficking, Section 5(2), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act;
- one count, authorized possession of a firearm, Section 91(3), Criminal Code;
- three counts, possession of a firearm/ammunition in a motor vehicle, Section 94(2), Criminal Code;
- three counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2), Criminal Code;
- one count, possession for the purpose of distributing, Section 9(2), Cannabis Act; and
- one count, possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Section 10(2), Cannabis Act.
McKenzie is also charged with one count, possession of property obtained by crime less than $5,000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code and was ticketed for driving without a license. Charles was ticketed for having open alcohol in a vehicle.
November 11: At approximately 4:35 p.m., Melfort RCMP received a report of an armed male at a residence on James Smith Cree Nation.
Officers immediately responded. Investigation determined an adult male approached a residence and threatened the occupants with a firearm, believed to be an air rifle. He then assaulted an adult occupant, who received non-life-threatening injuries. The male left the residence.
Officers patrolled the community and checked residences he is known to frequent but did not locate him.
As a result of further investigation, Darcel Burns, 39, of James Smith Cree Nation has been charged with:
- one count, using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, Section 85(3), Criminal Code
- one count, assault with weapon, Section 267(a), Criminal Code
- one count, uttering threats against a person, Section 264.1(1)(a), Criminal Code
A warrant has been issued for his arrest and Melfort RCMP continue to work to locate him. Darcel Burns is described as approximately 6'4" and 265 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a black pick-up truck.
If you see Darcel Burns or have information on his whereabouts, contact Melfort RCMP at 306-752-6420. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
November 13: Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit investigating homicide, increased police presence on Waterhen Lake First Nation
November 13: Greenwater RCMP seeking public assistance locating 19-year-old Rylen Campeau, wanted on warrants
Incidents in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction November 7 to 13, 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, 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 | 5292 |
| Highest volume of calls for service was on Novmber 12, 2022 | 848 |
| Reports of Impaired Drivers (RID calls) | 46 |
| Homicide | 1 |
| Homicides year to date (January, 2022 to last day encompassed in this report) | 35 |
| Sexual assaults | 17 |
| Sexual crime - other (invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference) | 5 |
Assaults
| Aggravated Assault | 2 |
| Assault | 130 |
| Assault with weapon or cauing bodily harm | 33 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Firearms (use of in the commission of an offence, discharge with intent, pointing a firearm) | 2 |
| Kidnapping/forcible confinement | 0 |
| Harassment/uttering threats | 85 |
| Other persons offences (domestic or family dispute, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, extortion with firearm, mischief – danger to life, etc.) | 22 |
| Break and Enter Total | 84 |
| Number of break and enters to a business | 17 |
| Number of break and enters to a residence | 46 |
| Number of other break and enters (encompasses sheds, storage containers, unattached garages, etc.) | 20 |
| Theft Total | 160 |
| Other theft over $5,000 | 18 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 112 |
| Number of theft of motor vehicle | 30 |
| Mischief | 382 |
| Number of mischief - damage to property | 68 |
| Number of mischief - obstruct enjoyment of property (example: unwanted, intoxicated person at a residence) | 314 |
| Bail violations | 128 |
| Breach of probation | 21 |
| Failure to appear | 24 |
| Disturbing the peace | 118 |
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 | 320 |
| 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 | 1060 |
| Total family violence April-June, 2022 | 1119 |
| Impaired-related offences | 68 |
| Number of roadside suspensions | 5 |
| Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle | 16 |
| Speeding (this does not include automated speed enforcement fines issued) | 794 |
| Fines issued | 534 |
| Warnings issued (education-focused interaction between police and public) | 260 |
| Collisions | 210 |
| Dangerous driving | 8 |
| Fatal collisions (number of incidents, not victims) | 0 |
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 | 270 |
| False alarms | 153 |
| Breach of peace | 93 |
| 911 Act – other activities | 154 |
| Suspicious person/vehicle/property | 129 |
| Mental health act (generally, police officers responding to reports of persons thinking about suicide, or people with mental illness and requiring assistance): | 128 |
| 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.) | 23 |