Grande Prairie residents charged in connection to series of break-ins in Saskatoon

Jan 18, 2021 | 4:48 PM

Two people from Grande Prairie are facing charges in Saskatoon in connection with a string of break-ins and stolen vehicles.

In a media release Monday, the Saskatoon Police Service said some of its officers and members of the Saskatoon RCMP were involved in the investigation.

Just before 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Saskatoon Mounties responded to a break-and-enter and assault in Grasswood, Sask. A Toyota 4Runner had been stolen and was seen entering Saskatoon.

Shortly afterwards, Saskatoon police received a report of a robbery in which a man and woman stole the caller’s Hyundai Elantra.

RCMP officers found the Hyundai abandoned in a back alley around Taylor Street and Victoria Avenue. An SPS canine unit initiated a track from the car and six break-ins had been committed within a five-block radius.

The suspects were located and arrested in separate backyards in the 300 block of Fifth Street East.

A 28-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman are charged with six counts each of break and enter and robbery. The man also is charged with possession of methamphetamine and breach of court orders.

by 650 CKOM, Saskatoon