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By Tanner Smith

RCMP

107 charges laid on five individuals following break-and-enter investigation in Grande Prairie

Oct 12, 2022 | 12:46 PM

An investigation into break-and-enters in the Crystal Ridge area has led RCMP to execute a search warrant for a property in the Crystal Village area.

On September 22, 2022, Mounties were dispatched to a reported break-and-enter in the Crystal Ridge area and conducted an investigation.

With the support of the Grande Prairie Crime Reduction Unit and Police Dog Services; Grande Prairie General Duty officers searched the property and found a number of illegal items, which were subsequently seized:

Stolen property from the break and enter
Multiple firearms including several airsoft handguns
Various ammunition
35 grams of suspected cocaine
17 grams of suspected methamphetamine
0.5 grams of suspected fentanyl

As a result, five people received altogether 107 charges.

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Twenty-seven-year-old Hayley Brosseau of Grande Prairie has been charged with the following:

Careless use of a firearm (x2)
Fail to comply with release order
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x3)
Unauthorized possession of firearm/prohibited weapon (x8)
Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number
Possession of weapon contrary to an order
Possession of weapon obtained by crime
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without a license

Thirty-seven-year-old Mitchell Hall of Grande Prairie has been charged with the following:

Careless use of a firearm (x2)
Fail to comply with release order
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x3)
Unauthorized possession of firearm/prohibited weapon (x3)
Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without a licence
Possession of weapon obtained by crime
Possession of weapon contrary to order (x2)

Thirty-six-year-old Stephanie Hido of Grande Prairie has been charged with the following:

Careless use of a firearm (x2)
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x3)
Unauthorized possession of firearm/prohibited weapon (x8)
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without license
Possession of weapon obtained by crime
Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number

Twenty-nine-year-old Dallas Wosley of Grande Prairie has been charged with the following:

Careless use of a firearm (x2)
Fail to comply with release order
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x3)
Unauthorized possession of firearm/prohibited weapon (x8)
Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without license
Possession of weapon obtained by crime

Twenty-four-year-old Dwayne Olson of Grande Prairie has been charged with the following:

Careless use of a firearm (x2)
Fail to comply with release order
Fail to comply with a probation order
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (x3)
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x3)
Unauthorized possession of firearm/prohibited weapon (x8)
Possession of a firearm with a tampered serial number
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition without a license
Possession of weapon obtained by crime
Resist arrest (x2)
Possession of weapon contrary to order (x2)

Hido, Hall, Brosseau, and Wosley are scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on October 12, 2022.

Olson however is awaiting a judicial interim release hearing.

Illegal firearms RCMP seized

by Tanner Smith