The Dispatch: Spruce Plains responds to 239 calls

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Published on Friday, June 23, 2017

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The Neepawa
On April 2 at approximately 6:25 pm, police were patrolling Highway 10, north of Minnedosa, where they came across a vehicle travelling south.  The vehicle slowed quickly as it approached police and a traffic stop was initiated.  A lone female was located inside the vehicle, which was determined to be unregistered.  The female displayed signs of intoxication to police and a roadside test was administered.

 The female failed this test and was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle.  The female was brought back to the Minnedosa RCMP detachment, where she provided two samples of breath reading 100 mg per cent and 90 mg per cent.  As a result, Leeanne Blackbird of Keeseekoowenin was charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle while over 80 mg per cent and two Highway Traffic Act offences. On May 23,  Blackbird plead guilty to the Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle while over 80 mg per cent and received a $1,430 fine, along with a one year driving prohibition.

On April 7, police were contacted by a business owner in Kelwood stating that a group of individuals attended the Kelwood Corner Service Plus and stole four tires off a parked vehicle.  It was determined that a female attended the location in regards to a vehicle that had been repossessed from her and she wanted the four tires from the vehicle, as she purchased new ones.  She was told to leave the property and she couldn’t have her tires.  When employees came back outside over an hour later, the vehicle in question was sitting on cinder blocks and the four tires were gone. As a result, Amber Govereau, of Bacon Ridge Settlement, has been charged with Theft and a warrant has been issued for her arrest.

On April 27, emergency personnel were called to a motor vehicle collision at the south junction of Highway 16 and 10.  It was determined that the driver of a car travelling west did not stop at the stop sign and collided with a grain truck. The male driver of the car sustained minor injuries and was transported to the Minnedosa hospital.  The driver of the grain truck received no injuries.  The driver of the car, Inengu Mpoku, of Calgary, was charged for failing to stop at a stop sign.

On April 29, police were called to multiple locations near Arden and Plumas in regards to a suspicious male driving a quad.  Police were patrolling the area and came across a male matching the description given, driving the quad, while being towed through the parking lot at GWB Auto Sales in Plumas. A traffic stop was initiated with the vehicles. Police approached the quad to speak with the driver, when they noticed that the ignition was removed from the quad. The male was arrested for possession of stolen property and the removed ignition was located in his pocket.

 With the help of Brandon Police Service, it was determined that the quad was stolen from a location in Brandon at some point during the night and being driven by the male back to Sandy Bay.  As a result, Shane Richard of Brandon was charged with Possession of Property Obtained by crime and Fail to Comply with a Probation Order.  On May 23, Richard appeared in court and plead guilty to Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and received a jail sentence of 60 days in custody.
The speeders of the month get to share the honour this month.  Tammy Parsons, of Winnipeg, and Vernon Hall, of Moosomin, were both found travelling 141 km/hr by Cst. Cowan.  Both will make a donation of $586.75 to the Province.
Spruce Plains RCMP responded to a total of 239 calls for service in the month of April.