Dennis Kennedy is 6-2 and 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on his whereabouts, you are requested to contact Battlefords RCMP. (submitted photo/RCMP)

By paNOW Staff

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Police have arrested three suspects after investigating several incidents in west-central Saskatchewan and appealing to the public for tips about a grey pickup truck.

On May 17 around 8:10 p.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of an assault on Moosomin First Nation.

When officers arrived, investigators found out there was an altercation between a man and a woman which left the woman injured after a firearm was discharged.

She was taken to hospital with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries.

Around 11:45 p.m. officers from the Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force found a Ford F-350 Super Duty truck. The day prior, police asked the public to report sightings of the truck as it was involved in several criminal incidents. Officers determined the truck was also connected to the assault reported on Moosomin First Nation.

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Police attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the truck did not stop and continued to drive through local roads, several fields and then onto Territorial Drive in North Battleford. Police said the truck stopped in a ditch and two people inside were arrested without incident.

A third suspect fled on foot but was apprehended shortly afterwards. The individual was later released without charge.

The thorough investigation included members from Saskatchewan RCMP’s North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force and Battlefords, Maidstone, Cut Knife, Biggar and Warman detachments.

Numerous charges were laid in the incident and in relation to a robbery in Maidstone, two flights from police incidents and a theft at a rural property.

In relation to all listed incidents, police charged Leonard Wuttunee, 48, from the Moosomin First Nation with:

Two counts of robbery/theft, one count of reckless discharge of a firearm, one count of mischief, one count of flight from police, one count of carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, two counts of possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, two counts of discharging a firearm with intent, two counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of pointing a firearm, one count of assault causing bodily harm, one count of possessing weapons contrary to order, one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm.

In relation to the Maidstone incident and the Battlefords incident, police charged Veronica Whitford 44, from Battleford with one count of robbery, one count of reckless discharge of a firearm, one count of mischief, one count of flight from police, and one count possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000.

Both are scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on May 24.

In relation to all the listed incidents, Dennis Kennedy, a 34-year-old from Red Pheasant First Nation was charged with two counts of robbery/theft, reckless discharge of a firearm, one count of mischief, two counts of flight from police, one count of carrying a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence, one count of possession of proceeds of crime over $5,000, one count of discharging a firearm with intent, one count of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, one count of resisting arrest, and one count of failing to comply with release order conditions.

Kennedy is 6-2 and 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

A warrant for Kennedy’s arrest has been issued. If you see the suspect, you are urged not to approach him and contact police immediately.

If you have any information on his whereabouts, you are requested to contact Battlefords RCMP at 306-446-1720. To submit information anonymously, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222=TIPS.

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