A 48-year-old man faces criminal charges after Saskatchewan and Alberta RCMP recovered 10 head of cattle that were stolen in Thorhild, Alta., and taken to a pasture near Martensville, Sask.
The recovered cattle are worth more than $25,000.
Alvin Hamm has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. He is scheduled to appear in Saskatoon provincial court on May 16.
In February, the Alberta RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit launched an investigation after 30 cattle were reported missing from a herd in Thorhild. Initial investigations indicated the cattle may have been moved out of the province.
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Based on preliminary information, investigators believed the cattle were destined for Martensville, RCMP said in a media release.
RCMP livestock investigators from Alberta and Saskatchewan, including members from the Martensville detachment and Livestock Services of Saskatchewan, executed a search warrant at properties in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park on March 16.
“We were asked to check some local properties for these particular cows with that particular brand,” said cpl. Owen Third, Saskatchewan RCMP’s livestock investigator.
Ten of the missing cattle were identified and seized based on registered Alberta livestock brands. They were in a pasture with other livestock.
The cattle, 20 of which are still missing, are described as black white-face or black brockle-face animals bearing brands BAR 2 V on the right hip and/or 6 over split end bar on the left hip.
Anyone with information on the location of the 20 missing cattle can contact RCMP Livestock Investigations at 403-598-6991 (Alberta) or 306-537-9448 (Saskatchewan), or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
