Medicine Hat man, 48, charged with 8 counts in Saskatchewan industrial break-ins
Brian Aske faces charges tied to a string of rural industrial break-ins in the Leader RCMP detachment area reported between September and October 2026.
Leader RCMP said a 48-year-old Medicine Hat man, Brian Aske, has been charged in connection with a series of break-ins at rural industrial sites in the detachment area in Saskatchewan. Tools and copper wire were among the items reported stolen, and investigators collected evidence at each scene.
Aske faces eight charges, including two counts of break and enter and commit theft, two counts of theft under $5,000, one count of mischief over $5,000 and three counts of mischief under $5,000.
The case stems from a joint investigation after the Medicine Hat Police Service executed a search warrant on Oct. 8 at a residence on Redwood Place Southeast in Medicine Hat, seizing a large quantity of copper wire and other items and arresting two people. Police determined one of those arrested was connected to the Saskatchewan break-ins.
Aske is currently in custody in Alberta on separate charges laid in that province, and court details for the Saskatchewan charges are pending. Leader RCMP thanked the Medicine Hat Police Service for its assistance. The charges have not been proven in court.
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