The Moose Jaw Police Service had to use the K-9 unit to apprehend a man who allegedly stole a vehicle and stole property while using a weapon.
Police responded to a report of an attempted stolen vehicle and a theft of a motor vehicle from a business parking lot at 20 Caribou Street West on May 30 at 5:40 a.m. While on scene and searching the area, police received a second call saying the stolen vehicle was near the weigh scales on Highway 2 North and that the suspect had taken fuel from an unoccupied vehicle, according to a police news release.
The owner of the unoccupied vehicle confronted the suspect, at which point the suspect allegedly produced a weapon, smashed the victim’s vehicle window, stole items, and fled. Police responded to the area and located the stolen vehicle abandoned on the North Service Road.
Police set up a perimeter and utilized the K-9 unit. The suspect was ultimately spotted and was safely apprehended.
Officers arrested Kikayaswew Ballantyne from Prince Albert and charged him with attempted theft of a motor vehicle, theft of a motor vehicle, robbery while armed with a weapon, mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000 (twice), and breach of release order.
Ballantyne was to make his first court appearance on May 31.
