On the morning of April 26, 2015, Dauphin RCMP received a complaint regarding a number of ATVs operating in and around the village of Ochre River, Manitoba.
Police Service Dog Eddie, at work tracking down suspects.
Officers attended and were advised by witnesses that three suspects were last seen near the Ochre River bridge on Highway 5. Officers attended and with the assistance of the witnesses, located two ATVs hidden in some bushes. The officers could hear people running through the nearby bushes, so set up a perimeter to contain the individuals, while a Police Service Dog (PSD) team was called in.
Prior to the arrival of the team, two male youths were arrested as they attempted to flee the area. Once the team arrived, a search was commenced for the third suspect. PSD Eddie tracked this suspect to a small island in the Ochre River. The officers had to wade through the fast moving water in order to reach the island where the third suspect was located and arrested.
Three young males, ages 14, 15 and 16, appeared in court in Dauphin on Monday on charges of possessing stolen property and have been remanded to May 13, 2015. All three are residents of the Sandy Bay First Nation.
Investigators recovered two ATVs and one motorcycle, all of which had recently been stolen from the Ochre River area.
