Two Edmontonians and a Saskatoon resident are facing charges after Lloydminster police stopped the vehicle in which they were driving after the plates came back as reportedly stolen.
On March 9, North Battleford RCMP informed their Lloydminster counterparts to be on the lookout for a vehicle which they confirmed as having a stolen plate and driving at high speed towards Lloydminster.
Lloydminster RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) found the vehicle as it was coming into Lloydminster and combined efforts with other members and the Police Dog Services (PDS) to conduct a traffic stop and subsequent arrest of the three suspects.
Their investigation determined that the vehicle was reported as stolen out of Edmonton. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a sawed off 12-gauge shotgun, shotgun ammunition, 2.66 ounces of suspected methamphetamine and a small amount of suspected fentanyl.
Janeen Lilian Bereti-Moody, 34-years of Edmonton is charged with:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of firearm in motor vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Careless use of a firearm
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
Ruben Almenares Strongquill, 38-years of Edmonton is facing several charges including:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of firearm in motor vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Careless use of a firearm
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Failure to comply with probation order
- Weapons possession contrary to surrender authorization
Brett Edwin Worm, 30-years of Saskatoon is also charged with several offences including:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
- Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of firearm in motor vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Careless use of a firearm
- Unsafe storage of a firearm
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Failure to comply with probation order
- Failure to comply with release order conditions
The three suspects were taken before a justice of the peace and remanded in custody with the next court date of March 16 at Lloydminster Alberta provincial court.
