The Steinbach RCMP and the Ste. Anne Police Department have wrapped up a second joint force project that concentrated on several criminal matters in the Steinbach and surrounding communities.
The project, the second of its kind in the last year, entailed a team consisting of two Constables from the Steinbach RCMP and a Constable from the Ste. Anne Police. The team commonly referred to as a General Investigation Section (GIS), concentrated their efforts on investigating complex crimes including drug offences. The project ran from February 15th, 2011 to April 19th, 2011.
The following is a summary of some of the investigations that the team was involved in:
• Armed Robbery at the Le Depanneur Store in Labroquerie (January 18, 2011) – one youth charged.
• Break and Enter to the Le Depanneur Store in Labroquerie (February 15, 2011) – two youths charged.
• Female in Steinbach was attacked in her garage by a male with a knife (October 9, 2011). Same residence had a break in on June 29, 2010 – one male charged for both incidents.
• Two drug investigations which lead to the seizure of $40, 000 of marijuana plants and over two pounds of packaged marijuana with a street value of around $7000. Three people were charged as a result of these investigations.
• A break enter and theft and fraudulent use of a credit card – one male charged.
• Three impaired Drivers.
The team also worked on several sexual assault files and two other armed Robbery files that are still under investigation.
