Willows: Man Charged With 2 Counts of Possessing Stolen Property
A 46-year-old man faces charges after police responded to a reported break and enter at a Willows business and stopped a truck near Readlyn.
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Jay Rivard, 46, of the rural municipality of Stonehenge, has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime after a reported break and enter at a business in Willows, Saskatchewan, the RCMP said.
Assiniboia and Coronach RCMP received a report that a break and enter was in progress at the business at approximately 12:15 a.m. on November 7, 2026. Officers responded immediately, police said.
According to the RCMP, officers determined that the person involved had fled in a truck. They patrolled the area and found the truck being driven near Readlyn, Saskatchewan, where they initiated a traffic stop and pulled it over.
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During the stop, officers identified property in the back of the truck as having been stolen from the business that was the subject of the break and enter report. The male driver was arrested without incident, police said.
Further investigation determined that the truck was also stolen, according to the RCMP.
Rivard faces two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 under Section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. He is also charged with one count of failing to comply with a probation order under Section 733.1(1).
He appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on November 9, 2026, police said.
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Official source: RCMP
