Arrest follows damage complaint in Dieppe Place; search uncovers multiple firearms
Regina police say a weekend arrest connected to a complaint about damaged property in the Dieppe Place neighbourhood led to a wider weapons seizure that removed a number of firearms — including a loaded shotgun and a prohibited assault rifle — from a home in Rosemont/Mount Royal.
Officers with the Regina Police Service were called to the 100 block of Dorothy Street at about 6 p.m. on Aug. 8 for a report of an intoxicated man damaging property. Police say the man, a 48-year-old, attempted to drive away as officers arrived and was stopped and arrested. He faces an impaired-driving charge.
"a knife fell from the man's lap as he was being arrested and that the man repeatedly uttered death threats against another man."
Police said a knife fell from the man’s lap during the arrest and that he repeatedly uttered death threats against another individual. The following day, officers executed a related search warrant at a residence in the 700 block of McIntosh Street.
What police found
The search turned up a range of weapons and ammunition. Regina Police Service listed the following items as seized evidence:
- One loaded shotgun
- Five unloaded rifles
- One prohibited assault rifle
- Ammunition and two BB guns
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Loaded shotgun | 1 |
| Unloaded rifles | 5 |
| Prohibited assault rifle | 1 |
| BB guns | 2 |
Charges and legal process
The man faces multiple charges related to both the initial incident and the weapons located during the search. Police say he is charged with:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Possession of a prohibited firearm
- Careless storage of a firearm
- Uttering threats
- Breaking and entering
He made his first court appearance on Aug. 10. Police did not release additional identifying information, saying only that the matter remains under investigation.
Local context and community concerns
Neither Dieppe Place nor Rosemont/Mount Royal are new to neighbourhood concerns about safety, but the discovery of a prohibited firearm and a loaded shotgun in a residential setting will be troubling for nearby residents. Firearms-related searches and charges are handled by specialized units within RPS and often prompt follow-up work to determine whether weapons were obtained legally, whether they were used in other incidents, and whether further charges are warranted.
Police routinely urge anyone with information about firearms or suspicious activity in their neighbourhood to contact the Regina Police Service or Crime Stoppers. The seizure highlights ongoing challenges cities face in keeping illegal weapons out of homes and off the streets, and it underscores the intersections between substance use, mental-health crises and public-safety responses.
For now, officers say the immediate threat has been removed and that the legal process will determine the charged man’s responsibility for the offences alleged.
More details may emerge as the investigation continues and as Crown counsel review the evidence ahead of future court dates.
