On April 10, 2020, at 3:25 pm, officers were conducting a patrol on Highway 7 in the RM of Rockwood when they performed a traffic stop on a pickup truck towing a utility trailer.
In speaking with the 32-year-old male driver, from the RM of Rockwood, the officer's observed a firearm which led to his arrest. A further search of the truck led to the seizure of two additional firearms, one of which was prohibited. The utility trailer was also discovered to have been reported stolen from Winnipeg back in October of 2017.
Further investigation led to a search warrant being executed on April 11 at a residence located in the RM of Rockwood. The search resulted in the recovery of additional stolen property as well as a large quantity of firearms, ammunition and other firearm related material.
The 32-year-old has been released for court scheduled July 20, 2020, in Stonewall Provincial Court and will face numerous property and firearm related charges.
The investigation, being completed by the newly formed East District Crime Reduction / Enforcement Support Team (CREST), the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST), The Roving Traffic Unit and Stonewall RCMP, continues.