Four male suspects, all of Sandy Bay First Nation, were recently arrested and charged in connection to a number of complaints of suspicious activity occurring near Glenella, Manitoba.
Neepawa RCMP recently responded to a report of suspicious activity on Highway 261, approximately 4 miles west of Glenella. As officers were on route, the Operational Communications Centre (OCC) advised they received two more complaints about suspicious people in the same area as well as a possible stolen vehicle.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a truck and snowmobile which were both unoccupied. Shortly after arriving, a male drove up to the scene advising that the snowmobile, along with an ATV, had been stolen from his father’s property. He advised that two unknown males had been seen walking away from the abandoned truck and snowmobile while two other unknown males armed with a firearm had fled on the ATV.
Manitoba RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS), along with officers from Amaranth and Portage la Prairie Detachments and Sandy Bay Manitoba First Nations Police Service, were called in to assist.
Police say that a short time later, officers arrested the two male suspects that had fled from the truck and snowmobile on foot.
With the help of a drone, officers located the stolen ATV stuck in deep snow in a field. PDS was able to locate the two male suspects and they were both arrested without incident. Members noted that no firearm was recovered from the two suspects, but officers did locate one in the ditch where the snowmobile and truck were left.
RCMP report that 18-year-old Nathan Catcheway, 26-year-old Ethan Beaulieu, 27-year-old Brendon Spence, and 38-year-old Rambo Roulette, were charged with numerous offences and remanded into custody.
