Confusion over who actually owned the missing cattle resulted in the prosecutor’s decision REGINA — Cattle theft charges were stayed against a Martensville, Sask., man after his trial began July 31. Alvin Hamm had been charged with possession of property obtained by crime after 10 of 20 animals missing from Alberta were found in a […] Read more
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Sask. man charged with stealing cattle
REGINA — A Whitewood, Sask., man will appear in court Aug. 20 on cattle theft charges. Saskatchewan RCMP said July 19 they had received a report from Livestock Services of Saskatchewan on June 28 about a suspicious transaction. Ryan Bennett, 34, was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada after an investigation by Moosomin RCMP […] Read more
New livestock investigator joins RCMP in Sask.
Officer started work last October in a position that has existed in Alberta and British Columbia but not in Saskatchewan
Cpl. Owen Third worked at the RCMP for 18 years before becoming livestock investigator, a role new to the RCMP. With two in Alberta and one in British Columbia, he said it was time Saskatchewan had one, as well. “When I started at the beginning of October, it was number one, getting to know people […] Read more
Branding called vital in recovering stolen cattle
Officials say the recent recovery of stolen cattle could not have happened if they had not been branded and documented
The recent recovery of cattle stolen in Alberta couldn’t have happened if the animals had not been branded and documented, says a law enforcement official. “It was a four-way joint effort, beginning with Livestock Identification Services and the RCMP in Alberta and then moving over to Livestock Services of Saskatchewan and the RCMP in Saskatchewan,” […] Read more
Cattle theft charges laid in Sask.
RCMP have charged two Saskatchewan people for trafficking cattle in Alberta and Saskatchewan. RCMP in Lanigan, Sask., charged Monika Ribi, 59, and Andre Ribi, also 59, of the Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose after a five-month investigation at Caprina Farms and Ranching near Jansen, Sask. According to RCMP, a search June 9 by Lanigan RCMP, […] Read more
Rash of calf thefts hits southern Alberta
Twenty-six calves have been stolen from four different farming operations in southern Alberta in recent months, and the RCMP are seeking help to find the culprits. The calves were stolen between Feb. 19 and April 22, according to the Southern Alberta RCMP Livestock section. All were young animals still nursing, which makes it an unusual […] Read more
Rash of calf thefts hits southern Alta.
Twenty-six calves have been stolen from four different farming operations in southern Alberta in recent months, and the RCMP are seeking help to find the culprits. The calves were stolen between Feb. 19 and April 22, according to the Southern Alberta RCMP Livestock section. All were young animals still nursing, which makes it an unusual […] Read more
Man. rustlers leave cattle to die of thirst
Kalvin Kreshewski noticed an awful smell yesterday when he delivered mineral to his cattle near Rossburn, Man. “We drove in through the gate by the corral, and we could smell something dead. We looked down the hill and we could see two cows lying side by side,” Kreshewski said. The cows had died from dehydration […] Read more
Producers offer cattle theft insights to RCMP
Cattle group hopes by educating police officers on the industry that more investigations will lead to convictions
Livestock owners in Saskatchewan are making inroads in their efforts to bring more cattle thieves to justice. But there’s plenty of work left to do, says the president of the Sask-atchewan Cattlemen’s Association. “I wouldn’t say we’ve fixed the problem but we’re moving things in the right direction,” said SCA president Ryan Beierbach, a cattle […] Read more
