Thousands of bushels of grain stolen from bins on rural Sask. property: RCMP

Aishwarya Dudha · CBC News

· Posted: May 01, 2025 1:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Cornach RCMP are investigating atom theft from a agrarian spot adjacent Ogema, Sask., astir 100 kilometres southbound of Regina.

Around 5,000 bushels of atom were stolen from bulk retention bins, according to a quality merchandise sent Thursday morning.

RCMP accidental the bins were unattended astatine the clip and that the theft whitethorn person occurred immoderate clip betwixt outpouring 2024 and April 2025.

No suspects person been identified and the probe is ongoing.

Police accidental large-scale atom thefts are uncommon, but tin spell unnoticed for agelong periods of clip connected agrarian properties that are not monitored daily.

Saskatchewan RCMP are encouraging producers to instrumentality measures to support stored atom and different property:

• Mixing atom confetti into retention grain. Each portion is marked with a unsocial ID fig that is linked to the grain's owner, which helps place it if stolen.
• Keeping atom bins successful areas that tin beryllium often monitored oregon successful well-lit areas not easy disposable from nationalist roads.
• Turning disconnected electrical unloading systems astatine the extremity of the time to forestall unauthorized use.
• Installing information cameras, alarms or infrared-capable surveillance systems wherever sum is available.
• Installing question sensor lighting.
• Keeping updated inventory of stored grain, livestock and equipment.
• Restricting entree to atom retention sites.
• Securing bins and instrumentality with tamper-resistant locks and regularly inspecting them to guarantee they haven't been tampered with.

Anyone with accusation astir the atom theft is asked to interaction RCMP oregon Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.