The Melville/Ituna RCMP Detachments continue to investigate an early morning blaze to the King George Hotel in Melville, SK. The original hotel was destroyed by fire on February 17, 2010. That fire was caused by arson. The new hotel was set up in a temporary location also on Main Street in Melville.
The Melville Fire Department and RCMP were dispatched to the fire at twenty minutes to one in the morning, April 2. It took several hours for the fire department to put out the fire due to the flat roof construction and heavy use of tar.
The scene was examined by the Fire Chief, an investigator from the Office of the Fire Commissioner, and a fire scene examiner from the RCMP. The fire was determined to be caused by human hand, and the investigation remains open.
Ronald St. Amand was charged for starting the 2010 fire, and remains in custody. This new arson investigation continues with the assistance of the Yorkton Forensic Identification Section and General Investigation Section.
If you have any information on this or any other crime, please contact the Melville RCMP at 306-728-1700, the Ituna RCMP at 306-795-6400, or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
On April 1, members of the Punnichy Detachment were called to a local business that had been the victim of an armed robbery.
It is alleged that a single male entered the business wearing a mask with a weapon, made demands on the lone employee for a certain item within the store, and then threatened the employee with the weapon.
The suspect then fled the business and was arrested in the area a short time later after his getaway vehicle left without him.
Members made patrols throughout the area and were also able to locate and arrest several persons believed to be the accomplices of the suspect that had been in the getaway vehicle.
Charged with armed robbery with a weapon and the use of a mask in the commission of an indictable offence is 41-year-old Clarence Taniskishayinew of Regina.
The investigation is still ongoing to determine the involvement and possible charges of the other people later located the alleged getaway car.
The Kelvington/Rose Valley RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for a theft of ice fishing gear outside the Archerwill Hotel at Archerwill, SK on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at approximately 7:00 pm.
Among the items stolen were a Jiffy ice auger in a homemade white plywood box, three ice fishing rods, some ice fishing tip-up rigs, a fish camera, and a tackle box. The items were in a black duffle bag and were taken from the truck box of a Black Ford F150 4x4 pickup.
If you have any information about this crime, please contact the Kelvington/Rose Valley RCMP at (306) 327-1200.
