NORTH BATTLEFORD - North Battleford RCMP’s Provincial General Investigation Section has laid 64 charges against three people in connection to a Landis bank robbery on Nov. 22, 2024, as well as a string of ATM thefts, and attempted thefts, that took place across South and Central Saskatchewan between Nov. 22, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025.
RCMP Provincial GIS’ investigation included widespread coordination across many front-line detachments, police units and Crime Stoppers, to connect incidents reported in the communities of: Dodsland, Rosetown, Gull Lake, Lemberg, Wolseley, Craven, Neilburg, Marshall, Battleford, Purdue, and Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation.
“Complex investigations like this involve extensive resources and large-scale coordination across multiple detachment areas. The sheer number of crimes solved in this investigation really highlights the successful collaboration between support units of the RCMP and front-line officers,” says Sgt. Adam Buckingham, Officer in Charge, North Battleford Provincial GIS.
RCMP-coordinated efforts led police to a residence in Biggar, where officers with North Battleford Provincial GIS, Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Biggar Detachment, executed a search warrant on Feb. 5. At the residence, officers located and seized items believed to be connected to the ATM occurrences and Landis bank robbery. As a result of investigation 36-year-old Sheena Benoit and 33-year old Joshua Meszaros were arrested at the time of the search.
As a result of further investigation, Sheena Benoit (AKA: Sheena Harrabek) faces 16 charges including:
- three counts, break and enter and commit an offence;
- one count, theft over $5,000;
- six counts, theft under $5,000; and
- six counts, mischief damage to property of a value over $5,000.
Joshua Meszaros faces 24 charges including:
- three counts, break and enter and commit an offence;
- one count, break and enter with intent to commit an offence;
- seven counts, disguised with intent to commit an offence;
- one count, theft over $5,000;
- six counts, theft under $5,000;
- five counts, mischief/damage to property of a value over $5.000;
- one count, mischief/damage to property of a value under $5,000.
A third suspect, 48-year-old Jeremy Seery of Rosetown was arrested on Feb. 12, and faces 24 charges including:
- one count, break and enter and commit an offence;
- two counts, break and enter with intent to commit an offence);
- one count, robbery with other offensive weapon;
- seven counts, disguised with intent to commit an offence;
- one count, theft over $5,000;
- six counts, theft under $5,000,;
- six counts, mischief/damage to property of a value over $5,000.
Joshua Meszaros and Sheena Benoit are scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 7.
Jeremy Seery is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 14.
If have information about these or any other crime, contact Saskatchewan RCMP at 310-RCMP. Information can also be submitted anonymously by contacting Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
