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Man facing 30 charges for break and enters across Saskatchewan

Oct 26, 2016 | 11:26 AM

An Alberta man is facing 30 additional charges for break and enters and theft across Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Joseph Ronald Palmer, 52, is accused of multiple break-ins at businesses and camper trailers across the province, ranging from Leader in the west to Carlyle in the east to Glaslyn in the north-central.

The investigation into Palmer spanned 21 Saskatchewan RCMP detachments and into Souris, Minnedosa and Neepawa, Manitoba. According to police, the number of charges laid showcases how in-depth the investigation went. The break-ins date back as far as June 2015.

Palmer was arrested in Moosomin on Aug. 28, 2016 when he was breaking into a business. Officers then got a search warrant and found cash, tools and a loaded firearm that was stolen from an Alberta home over the winter.