A man who lives in Alida told 980 CJME that around ten cop cars, an armoured vehicle, and the SWAT team arrived early in the morning of July 24, 2024. (Google Maps)

Additional 3 arrested in Wednesday’s heavy RCMP presence in Alida

By CJME News Jul 29, 2024 | 12:10 PM

On July 24, at around 7 a.m. in Alida, residents noticed an increase in RCMP presence.

The Saskatchewan RCMP’s Critical Incident Response Team was executing a search warrant related to a multitude of break-and-enters that happened in spring.

Alida is roughly two hours and 40 minutes southeast of Regina.

In addition to the woman and boy arrested on scene, officers arrested two men and another woman on July 25 in Estevan.

According to officers, they “located and seized a number of items, including a firearm, magazines, electronics and identification cards that did not belong to the occupants of the residence.”

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All five are scheduled to appear in court in Estevan on July 29, 2024.

With files from Abby Zieverink.