Maidstone RCMP: male arrested and charged after attempting to evade police
2025-09-02
1:22 p.m.
On August 26, 2025 at approximately 2:10 p.m., Maidstone RCMP received a report of a car driving erratically on Highway #16, west of Maidstone, SK.
Saskatchewan RCMP traffic officers located the car on the highway. Officers activated their vehicle’s emergency equipment and initiated a traffic stop. The suspect vehicle did not stop. It increased its speed and fled from police, entering and exiting the ditch at highway speeds.
Shortly after, officers located the car disabled on a grid road. The driver, a male, exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a nearby treed area. Shortly after, the male was located. The male resisted arrest; however, officers were able to bring him into custody safely. Continued investigation determined the car was previously reported as stolen in Ontario. The male was charged, appeared in court, and was released pending his next appearance.
On August 27 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Saskatchewan RCMP traffic officers observed a male breaking into a vehicle on 4th Avenue E in Maidstone, SK. The male was identified as the same individual from the investigation the day prior.
Officers began approaching the male, who fled on foot. Officers searched the area for the male suspect.
Shortly after, Maidstone RCMP observed the male suspect driving an SUV. Investigation determined the male entered a nearby residence, stole the keys to the occupant’s SUV, and left the residence in the stolen vehicle. Officers activated their vehicle’s emergency equipment and initiated a traffic stop. The SUV did not stop; instead, it fled from police heading west on Highway #16.
For safety reasons, a tire deflation device was set up and the stolen SUV ran it over, partially deflating its tires. The SUV continued to drive, entering the Town of Marshall. The SUV’s tires became disabled. While the vehicle was in motion, the male suspect exited the SUV and fled on foot. The SUV struck a nearby parked vehicle. The parked vehicle did not have any occupants at the time of the collision.
Officers located the male suspect in a separate stolen vehicle, a truck, in a parking lot in Marshall. Officers blocked the parking lot exit with a parked police vehicle and approached the stolen truck on foot. The truck reversed, striking the parked police vehicle repeatedly. The male struck a second police vehicle, fled from the parking lot, and exited town. The officers were not physically injured. One of the police vehicles was disabled; the second was damaged.
The stolen truck drove down a dead-end road and into a field where it became stuck. The male suspect exited the truck and fled on foot. Officers followed the male into a treed area. Officers told the male he was under arrest. He resisted. Officers deployed a conducted energy weapon and the male was arrested without further incident.
In relation to the investigations on August 26 and August 27, 25-year-old Manjinder Singh from Brampton, ON is charged with:
- three counts, resists/obstruct peace officer, Section 129(a), Criminal Code;
- two counts, flight from peace officer, Section 320.17, Criminal Code;
- one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, Section 320.13(1), Criminal Code;
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code;
- one count, failure to stop after collision with another conveyance, Section 320.16(1), Criminal Code;
- two counts, theft of vehicle, Section 333.1(1), Criminal Code;
- one count, breaking, entering, committing – residence, Section 348(1)(b), Criminal Code;
- two counts, mischief under $5000 – damage to motor vehicle, Section 430(4), Criminal Code;
- one count, mischief over $5000 – damage to motor vehicle, Section 430(3), Criminal Code; and
- one count, fail to comply with release order condition, Section 145(5)(a), Criminal Code.
Manjinder Singh is remanded and scheduled to appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on September 4, 2025 (Information #90589617 and #90589621).
Saskatchewan RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS), Lloydminster RCMP, and Wilton Police Service assisted in this investigation.
