(submitted photo/ Prince Albert Police Service)

By paNOW Staff

Crime

Two charged after weapons bust

Nov 6, 2020 | 5:41 PM

The Prince Albert Police Service released a dramatic photograph today highlighting several weapons seized by its Crime Suppression Unit.

Two people have been charged in connection to the weapons seizure, and have pending court dates. Tara Anita Bird and Raini Scott Henderson have pending court dates later this month.

No other details have been provided, but the seizure was referenced Thursday in a Twitter post by the Prince Albert Police Association.

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Friday’s press release highlighted the recent work that’s been done by members of the Crime Suppression Team, targeting gang activity, weapons offences, and break and enters.

The team identified and arrested numerous suspects wanted on outstanding warrants and laid charges in connection with break and enters and weapons complaints. Members of the team have arrested 11 people in recent weeks with known ties to illegal activity or gangs and recovered numerous items stolen from local residents.

“The role of the Crime Suppression Team is to take a comprehensive look at these incidents and determine how they might be connected and who the common suspects are,” Insp. Tadd Kellett said in a statement. “Many times, we see the same individuals involved in property thefts and related gun and weapons offences, so it’s important to have this dedicated team of officers sharing information and coordinating a proactive response.”

The Crime Suppression Team includes various members of the police service who can be deployed at key times. Members of this task force also conduct regular neighbourhood patrols and support the Prince Albert Police Service’s Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT), Street Enforcement Team (SET), Canine, and Police and Crisis Teams (PACT) on shared mandates of gang suppression and prevention of illegal gun and weapons violence.

A graph illustrating the decreasing number of break and enters. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

In the past few weeks, reports of break and enters have dropped, from 22 the week of Sept. 28, to 12 over this past week.

Kellett said the work of the Crime Suppression Team is making an impact.

“Stolen property is often used to obtain other illicit items, such as drugs or weapons, and can be a factor in violent offences in our community,” he said.

“Through proactive policing and a focus on trends, members of the Crime Suppression Team can continue to target and arrest those responsible for property crime and our related gang and weapons offences that affect the safety of local residents and their property,” Kellett said.

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