A male and female, both adults, are facing charges in two separate stolen auto investigations over the weekend.
The first incident occurred on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. Officers were called to the area of 5th Avenue and McTavish Street for a report that a stolen truck was driving in the area. Officers located the vehicle and followed it for a short distance before it pulled over near 8th Avenue and Athol Street, at which time two occupants exited the vehicle. Both occupants were arrested. As a result of the investigation, one adult female was charged.
Thirty-two year-old Torey GEORGE is charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 [CC 355(B)].
GEORGE will make her first appearance on this charge in Regina Provincial Court on February 14, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
The second incident took place early Sunday morning (January 7, 2024). A member of the RPS Canine Unit was on patrol on North Albert Street when he observed a stolen vehicle that had evaded police both inside and outside of the city (RCMP) in days prior.
The officer observed the vehicle stopped outside of a business on Albert Street North before it drove out of town on Highway 6 North. Based on previous experience, officers did not engage with the suspect vehicle until it they saw it again, approximately 90 minutes later, parked outside a business near 9th Avenue North and Broad Street.
Officers could see the suspect driver inside the business. The suspect noticed the Canine officer and fled the business on foot, refusing to stop.
A Police Service Dog was used to apprehend the suspect a short distance away. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to hospital to be treated for injuries resulting from the dog bite sustained during the apprehension.
The other occupants of the stolen vehicle fled the scene in that vehicle, and the investigation into its whereabouts is ongoing.
As a result of this investigation, 29 year-old Jordan DESJARLAIS is charged with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000 [CC 355(A)].
DESJARLAIS will make his first appearance on this charge in Regina Provincial Court on February 14, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
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