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A traffic stop in North Battleford led to multiple weapons seized and four people facing charges on Tuesday.
Battlefords RCMP said officers were proactively patrolling around 8 a.m. on July 7, leading to a traffic stop conducted on 100 Street in North Battleford.
“Investigation determined multiple occupants in the vehicle were breaching court ordered conditions,” the RCMP reported in a release on Thursday. “Three males and a female were arrested at the scene. The female resisted arrest; however, officers were able to bring her into custody safely.”
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Searching the vehicle after that arrest, officers found and seized bear spray, a knife, a sawed-off shotgun and drug trafficking paraphernalia.
The four people – two 25 year olds, a 30 year old and a 40 year old – are all from North Battleford, and all face various weapons-related charges.
The 40 year old, a man, faces more weapons- and probation-related charges and was also arrested on an outstanding warrant from the Edmonton Police Service.
One of the 25 year olds, a woman, is facing additional charges as well, including resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
All four accused appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 8.
Oxbow firearms investigation leads to man charged
Estevan/Carnduff RCMP received a report on July 4 that a man had pointed a gun at a person on a rural property located about 16 kilometres southwest of Oxbow.
“No physical injuries were reported to police,” the RCMP said in a release.
Four days later, officers with Estevan/Carnduff RCMP and Saskatchewan RCMP’s critical incident response team executed a search warrant at the home on that rural property. Saskatchewan RCMP’s Yorkton Saskatchewan trafficking response team, the Moose Jaw crime reduction team, Carlyle RCMP and Broadview/Moosomin RCMP also assisted, according to police.
Four loaded firearms and one imitation firearm were found and seized during a search of the home.
Two people were arrested, though one was later released without charges.
A 45-year-old man from the Rural Municipality of Enniskillen is facing various weapons-related charges as a result of the incident and search. He appeared in Weyburn Provincial Court on Thursday.
Police said Estevan/Carnduff RCMP continue to investigate.
