Two Regina males are facing charges after police investigation into a report of a stolen truck.
On Friday, January 14, 2022, at about 4:24 a.m., police officers on patrol located what they believed to be a stolen vehicle parked behind a residence in the 500 block of Hamilton Street. The vehicle: a black Ford F250 had recently had decals removed from the body and appeared to have a licence plate that was issued for a different vehicle. The officers used a Canine team to confirm a track from the vehicle to the residence. The homeowner allowed police in and officers located and arrested two adult males. One of the males had several warrants for unrelated Break and Enter incidents. Further investigation indicated the truck had been reported stolen in the White Butte detachment area.
Thirty-seven year-old Michael Lee MISSENS and 41 year-old James Anton TOLVER, both of Regina, are jointly charged with Possession of Property obtained by crime over $5,000 (truck), section 355(a) CC.
In addition, Michael MISSENS is charged with:
- Breach of Probation, s. 733.1(1) CC; and
- Possession of Property obtained by crime under $5,000 (mountain bike), s. 355(b) CC.
In addition to the joint charge, James TOLVER is also charged with Fail to Comply with conditions of a release order, section 145(5)(a) CC.
Both MISSENS and TOLVER made their first court appearances on these charges in Provincial Court at 2:00 p.m. today: Monday, January 17, 2022.