Weekly Report: Monday, April 17 to Sunday, April 30 2023, inclusive.
Please note all information below occurred within the time period above, unless otherwise noted.
Saskatchewan RCMP — Your Provincial Police Service
May 1 to 7 is Saskatchewan Missing Persons Week, which is organized by the Saskatchewan Missing Persons Partnership, a group that includes Indigenous groups, police, the provincial government and community agencies from across the province. Its goal is to raise awareness about missing persons, and to promote services and supports available to families of missing persons in Saskatchewan.
The media and public play an important role in locating missing persons in Saskatchewan. When media report on missing persons, and members of the public amplify messaging by sharing social media posts about missing people, we greatly increase our reach and thus, awareness. This can lead to vital tips being passed along to investigators.
As we mark Missing Persons Week, we would like to thank members of the media and the public for your continued commitment to sharing information about missing persons. You are making a difference: you never know if the news story you write or the post you share may be seen by the person who has the key information needed bring a missing person home.
Read more about recent missing persons in each weekly report. Visit here for information about missing persons Saskatchewan RCMP is working to locate.
Investigative Recap
Ongoing missing person investigations. Saskatchewan RCMP continues to ask for public assistance locating the following missing individuals:
- Seth Deschambeault – Prince Albert Detachment area
- Malcolm Custer – Smeaton Detachment area
- Shequille “Shack” Gamble – Big River Detachment area
- Dominic Kahpoonapit – Pierceland Detachment area
- Jesse Dionne – Cumberland House Detachment area
- Joel Campbell – Southey Detachment area
- Merle Wolfe – Onion Lake Detachment area
- Doran Kaufmann – Yorkton Detachment area
April 18: Saskatchewan RCMP received a report there was stolen property on a property in the Rural Municipality of Loon Lake. As a result of investigation, Saskatchewan RCMP’s Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant at the property. Officers located and seized a green 2012 John Deere tractor, valued at an estimated $120,000, that had been reported as stolen from Chauvin, AB in 2020.
Loon Lake RCMP continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to report it to their local police service. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
April 19: At approximately 7 p.m., Indian Head RCMP received a report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway #1, near Sintaluta, SK. Investigation determined a semi and a bus collided. The bus driver was taken to hospital with injuries described as serious. We do not have an update on their condition.
Approximately 50 bus passengers, many of whom were teenagers, were taken to hospital for treatment of injuries described as non-life-threatening. The semi driver did not report any injuries to police.
Highway #1 was closed during initial investigation. Indian Head RCMP continue to investigate. No charges have been laid.
April 20: Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes continued to investigate the November 2022 homicide of a 16-year-old male on Cote First Nation. Background is available here. On April 19, 2023, investigators arrested 21-year-old Telesphore Wapash from Keeseekoose First Nation and charged her with one count, accessory after the fact to murder, section 240 of the Criminal Code. Telesphore Wapash made her first appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court on April 20, 2023 (Information #90477614).
On April 20, 2023, investigators arrested 44-year-old Sarah Kakakaway from Calgary and charged her with one count, accessory after the fact to murder, section 240 of the Criminal Code. Sarah Kakakaway made her first appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court on April 21, 2023 (Information #90477615).
April 20: At approximately 2:30 p.m., La Loche RCMP received a report of an assault in progress at the Dene High School in La Loche. RCMP officers were dispatched and immediately responded to the school, locating two injured individuals: a male youth student and an adult male staff member. They were transported to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
A male youth was arrested at the school without incident. Investigators do not believe there is an additional risk to the school at this time. La Loche RCMP is committed to continuing to work with the school and community to help ensure La Loche children and youth have a safe learning environment.
Investigation determined an altercation occurred at the school between two youth. A male youth, who was armed with a knife, injured the victim. The adult male teacher intervened and was also injured.
As a result of investigation, the male youth, who can’t be identified as per the Youth Criminal Justice Act is charged with two counts, aggravated assault, Section 268, Criminal Code. He is scheduled to appear in court in La Loche on June 26, 2023.
The investigation continues and anyone with information should contact La Loche RCMP at 306-822-2010. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
April 26: Maple Creek RCMP: male charged with sexual assault and sexual interference
April 27: Members of the La Ronge RCMP’s General Investigation Section and Saskatchewan RCMP’s La Ronge Crime Reduction Team were conducting patrols related to an ongoing trafficking investigation. They observed a vehicle near Sucker River that had previously fled from police during two separate traffic stops in La Ronge and Stanley Mission. Officers activated their emergency lights and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle did not stop and continued southbound on Highway #192.
Officers deployed a tire deflation device north of La Ronge. The vehicle was stopped and one male occupant was arrested.
38-year-old Vincent Eninew of La Ronge was arrested and charged with:
- Possession of Cocaine for the purpose of Trafficking, Section 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of property obtained by crime, Section 354(1)(a) Criminal Code.
A second male occupant fled on foot. Officers located and arrested him a short time later in a nearby residential area. 28-year-old Johnathon Natomagan of Stanley Mission has been charged with:
- Possession of Crystal meth for the purpose of Trafficking, Section 5(2) CDSA
- Possession of property obtained by crime, Section 354(1)(a) Criminal Code.
- Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited, Section 320.18 Criminal Code.
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1) Criminal Code.
- Flight from a peace officer, Section 320.17
- Obstruction X 2, Section 129(a) Criminal Code
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(2) Criminal Code.
- Fail to comply with a release condition, Section 145(5)(a) Criminal Code.
- Fail to comply with a probation order, Section 733.1(1) Criminal Code.
Both appeared in La Ronge Provincial Court on April 28, 2023 (Information #90501392).
April 27: Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit asks for the public’s assistance after human remains located
May 1: At approximately 6:15 a.m., La Ronge Detachment RCMP received a report of a robbery and assault with a weapon in the La Ronge District area. Officers immediately responded. Investigation determined individuals approached a male, assaulted him and stole his vehicle. He reported minor injuries to police. La Ronge RCMP located four individuals in a vehicle outside of a nearby business. Three were arrested without incident. The fourth refused to exit the vehicle. A deployment of a police intervention tool, a conducted energy device, was required to bring him into custody without risk to himself, officers and the public.
Two additional individuals were taken into custody a short while later at a residence in the La Ronge District.
As a result of the investigation, La Ronge RCMP have charged 21-year-old Cordell McCallum of La Ronge District, 28-year-old Nap McCallum of Prince Albert and 24-year-old Dianne McCallum of Stanley Mission each with:
– one count, robbery, Section 344(1)(b) of the Criminal Code;
– one count, assault with a weapon, Section 267(a) of the Criminal Code;
– one count, uttering threats, Section 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code;
– two counts, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Section 88(1), Criminal Code; and
– one count, possession of property obtained by crime, Section 355(a) of the Criminal Code.
Cordell McCallum is also charged with one count, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.14(1)(a), Criminal Code and one count, operation of a motor vehicle while over 80 mg, contrary to Section 320.14(1)(b), Criminal Code.
All three individuals have been remanded in custody to appear in La Ronge Provincial Court on May 4, 2023.
The other three individuals that were taken into custody have been released without charge. The stolen vehicle was recovered.
Incidents in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction April 17 to April 23, 2023
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.
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Divisional Operational Communications Centre (does not include calls for service by the public directly to local RCMP detachments) |
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| Calls for service total | 6533 |
| Highest volume of calls for service was on April 22, 2023 | 1102 |
| Reports of Impaired Drivers (RID calls) | 61 |
| Persons Offences (number of incidents, not victims) | |
| Homicide | 2 |
| Homicides year to date (January, 2023 to last day encompassed in this report) | 7 |
| Sexual assaults | 16 |
| Sexual crime – other (invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference) | 7 |
| Assaults | |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 |
| Assault | 205 |
| Assault with weapon or causing bodily harm | 54 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Firearms (use of in the commission of an offence, discharge with intent, pointing a firearm) | 12 |
| Kidnapping/forcible confinement | 2 |
| Harassment/uttering threats | 120 |
| Other persons offences (domestic or family dispute, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, extortion with firearm, mischief – danger to life, etc.) | 13 |
| Property Offences | |
| Break and Enter Total | 120 |
| Number of break and enters to a business | 34 |
| Number of break and enters to a residence | 57 |
| Number of other break and enters (encompasses sheds, storage containers, unattached garages, etc.) | 27 |
| Theft Total | 213 |
| Other theft over $5,000 | 29 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 148 |
| Number of theft of motor vehicle | 36 |
| Mischief | 547 |
| Number of mischief – damage to property | 124 |
| Number of mischief – obstruct enjoyment of property (example: unwanted, intoxicated person at a residence) | 423 |
| Other Criminal Code Offences | |
| Bail violations | 205 |
| Breach of probation | 28 |
| Failure to appear/comply | 37 |
| Disturbing the peace | 173 |
Reports of intimate partner and family violence
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| October 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 404 |
| Family violence | 416 |
| November 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 320 |
| Family violence | 323 |
| December 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 338 |
| Family violence | 408 |
| Total intimate partner violence October-December, 2022 | 1062 |
| Total family violence October-December, 2022 | 1147 |
| Traffic | |
| Impaired-related offences | 101 |
| Number of roadside suspensions | 7 |
| Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle | 25 |
| Speeding (this does not include automated speed enforcement fines issued) | 1158 |
| Fines issued | 704 |
| Warnings issued (education-focused interaction between police and public) |
454 |
| Collisions | 152 |
| Dangerous driving | 4 |
| Fatal collisions (number of road-going 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 | 245 |
| False alarms | 185 |
| Breach of peace | 134 |
| 911 Act – other activities | 202 |
| Suspicious person/vehicle/property | 186 |
| Mental health act (generally, police officers responding to reports of persons thinking about suicide, or people with mental illness and requiring assistance): | 150 |
| 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.) | 19 |
Incidents in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction April 24 to April 30, 2023
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.
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Divisional Operational Communications Centre (does not include calls for service by the public directly to local RCMP detachments) |
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| Calls for service total | 6945 |
| Highest volume of calls for service was on April 29, 2023 | 1232 |
| Reports of Impaired Drivers (RID calls) | 68 |
| Persons Offences (number of incidents, not victims) | |
| Homicide | 0 |
| Homicides year to date (January, 2023 to last day encompassed in this report) | 7 |
| Sexual assaults | 11 |
| Sexual crime – other (invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference) | 11 |
| Assaults | |
| Aggravated Assault | 5 |
| Assault | 182 |
| Assault with weapon or causing bodily harm | 60 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Firearms (use of in the commission of an offence, discharge with intent, pointing a firearm) | 12 |
| Kidnapping/forcible confinement | 1 |
| Harassment/uttering threats | 122 |
| Other persons offences (domestic or family dispute, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, extortion with firearm, mischief – danger to life, etc.) | 39 |
| Property Offences | |
| Break and Enter Total | 110 |
| Number of break and enters to a business | 18 |
| Number of break and enters to a residence | 70 |
| Number of other break and enters (encompasses sheds, storage containers, unattached garages, etc.) | 20 |
| Theft Total | 208 |
| Other theft over $5,000 | 31 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 140 |
| Number of theft of motor vehicle | 37 |
| Mischief | 620 |
| Number of mischief – damage to property | 142 |
| Number of mischief – obstruct enjoyment of property (example: unwanted, intoxicated person at a residence) | 478 |
| Other Criminal Code Offences | |
| Bail violations | 113 |
| Breach of probation | 32 |
| Failure to appear/comply | 27 |
| Disturbing the peace | 235 |
Reports of intimate partner and family violence
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| October 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 404 |
| Family violence | 416 |
| November 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 320 |
| Family violence | 323 |
| December 2022 | |
| Intimate partner violence | 338 |
| Family violence | 408 |
| Total intimate partner violence October-December, 2022 | 1062 |
| Total family violence October-December, 2022 | 1147 |
| Traffic | |
| Impaired-related offences | 101 |
| Number of roadside suspensions | 8 |
| Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle | 18 |
| Speeding (this does not include automated speed enforcement fines issued) | 1551 |
| Fines issued | 986 |
| Warnings issued (education-focused interaction between police and public) |
565 |
| Collisions | 127 |
| Dangerous driving | 8 |
| Fatal collisions (number of road-going 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 | 298 |
| False alarms | 185 |
| Breach of peace | 121 |
| 911 Act – other activities | 218 |
| Suspicious person/vehicle/property | 215 |
| Mental health act (generally, police officers responding to reports of persons thinking about suicide, or people with mental illness and requiring assistance): | 219 |
| 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.) | 22 |