On April 19, 2018, a CDSA search warrant was executed as a result of investigation into drug activity in the city of Regina, which was the subject of a previous news release.
On April 19 2018, at 5:15 pm, as a result of investigation by the Regina Police Service Street Gangs Unit, the search warrant was authorized on the residence. Crisis Negotiators Unit and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team assisted in the enforcement action. After negotiations, four females and a male exited the residence.
A search of the home revealed 3 firearms and a substance believed to be methamphetamine.
Thirty-five year-old Tiffany Michelle BEAR, twenty-eight year-old Eric Dwayne SANGWAIS, twenty-five year-old Daneen Lynn WHITEQUILL, twenty-four year-old Deanna Marilyn MCKAY, all of Regina, and Twenty-three year-old Tia Rae BEAR, of the Esterhazy district, are jointly charged with:
- 2 X Careless use of a firearm [CC 86(1)];
- 2 X Possession of a weapon [CC 88];
- 2 X Possession of a firearm obtained by crime [CC 96(1)]; and
- Possession of a loaded firearm [CC 95(1)];
Thirty-five year-old Tiffany Michelle BEAR, of Regina, is also charged with:
- 2 X Unauthorized possession of a firearm [CC 91(1)].
Twenty-eight year-old Eric Dwayne SANGWAIS, of Regina, is also charged with:
- 2 X Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order [117.01(1)]; and
- 2 X Possession of a firearm knowing its possession unauthorized [CC 92(1)].
Twenty-five year-old Daneen Lynn WHITEQUILL, of Regina, is also charged with:
- 2 X Fail to comply with probation order [733.1(1)]; and
- 2 X Unauthorized possession of a firearm [CC 91(1)].
Twenty-four year-old Deanna Marilyn MCKAY, of Regina, is also charged with:
- Fail to comply with probation order [733.1(1)];
- 2 X Possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order [117.01(1)]; and
- 2 X Possession of a firearm knowing its possession unauthorized [CC 92(1)].
Twenty-three year-old Tia Rae BEAR, of the Esterhazy district, is also charged with:
- Fail to comply with probation order [733.1(1)]; and
- 2 X Unauthorized possession of a firearm [CC 91(1)].
All five made their first appearance in Provincial Court on these charges on Friday, April 20, 2018, at 2:00 pm.