Two people were arrested and a shotgun was seized after Spruce Plains (Neepawa) RCMP responded to a suspicious person complaint last Thursday, September 15th, at around 5:05 p.m.
The RCMP say that after receiving a report of a suspicious man and woman walking around the community of Gladstone, officers conducted a patrol in the community and located the man walking along Regent St.
They say an officer then approached the suspect and when he was asked for a piece of ID, he dropped his backpack and coat and ran off.
Police went on to say that the officer chased the suspect down several streets and behind several homes before the suspect surrendered to police in the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex.
After arresting the man, the RCMP seized his jacket and backpack and they found a loaded sawed-off shotgun inside the jacket.
According to the RCMP, a further investigation into the suspect's activities led to the recovery of a stolen pickup truck out of Virden as well as a stolen motorcycle from Landmark, in the R.M. of Taché.
41-year-old Sean Paul Connors from Brandon was remanded into custody on numerous firearm-related charges as well as for the Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Possession of a Controlled Drug and Resisting Arrest.
Officers later located the 21-year-old female, from Brandon, in Minnedosa. She was arrested, but later released, and is scheduled to appear in court on November 22nd.
Spruce Plains RCMP continue to investigate.
