This past weekend on Sunday, around 5:30 in the evening Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers in Long Plain First Nation saw a vehicle in the middle of a field trying to avoid the police unit.
The police members stopped the vehicle on a gravel road south-east of the community and a check on the vehicle revealed it was stolen earlier in the day from the Treherne area.
As the police tried to start a traffic stop, the suspect vehicle took off.
During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle lost control and went into the ditch where the two occupants fled on foot.
First Nations Police officers and Brandon RCMP K-9 units were called out to assist.
Both K-9 Units tracked for over three hours and approximately 4 miles through rural farm properties and heavy bush area.
The tracks continued and around 10:30 p.m., the track ended at a farmhouse in the RM of Portage.
As the police were about to clear the residence, the homeowner arrived in his vehicle and informed them he had just transported a male and female who were cold and wet, to a residence in the Keeshkeemaquah, Long Plain First Nation.
Police immediately attended the residence with further description of the suspects.
The suspects, matching the description were hiding in a bedroom at the residence.
With the cooperation of the homeowner, both suspects were taken into custody, arrested, and charged accordingly.
27-year-old Jesse St Paul faces charges of Possession of Property obtained by Crime and Flight from Police.
A 25-year-old female was arrested and charges are pending.
Manitoba First Nations Police Service would like to thank all responding officers for their assistance in this long chase, as well as the RCMP K-9 Unit.
