Saint-Francois-Xavier: Driver charged after stolen truck and boat recovered

Headingley RCMP say a Selkirk man has been charged after police recovered a stolen pickup truck and boat following a pursuit near Saint-Francois-Xavier on November 11, 2026.

Police received information at 4:20 p.m. that a pickup stolen the previous day from the Rural Municipality of Woodlands was travelling east on Highway 26 toward Saint-Francois-Xavier. It was hauling a boat.

An officer located the pickup and tried to pull it over, but the driver fled, police said. North of the community, the pickup entered oncoming traffic to avoid a tire-deflation device. During a second attempt to stop it south of the community, the pickup went around a police vehicle and into a ditch before driving away.

According to the RCMP, the vehicle then turned onto a long driveway and collided with a commercial beehive. A man and a woman got out and tried to flee, but officers arrested them after a short foot pursuit.

Police said the boat had been stolen from a property in Forrest. Officers also found debit and credit cards on the woman that had been reported stolen earlier that day to Portage la Prairie RCMP.

Charges and next steps

The driver, Hogan Jones, 31, of Selkirk, was remanded in custody. He is charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, flight from police, dangerous operation of a conveyance and failure to comply with a probation order.

The passenger, a 26-year-old Selkirk woman, was released on conditions with a court date pending. Police listed two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and flight from police in connection with her pending court date.

Headingley RCMP continue to investigate.