A 41-year-old Brandon, Manitoba man has recently been arrested and charged after RCMP discovered a stolen off-road vehicle at a property located in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Harrison Park.
On January 19, 2026, at 9:30am, RCMP executed a search warrant at a property in the RM of Harrison Park as part of an investigation into a stolen off-road side-by-side vehicle. The warrant was executed by the RCMP West District’s Crime Reduction Enforcement Team (CREST), with assistance from Yellowhead RCMP and Police Dog Services.
Upon arrival at the property, officers noticed that nobody appeared to be at the home.
Police say that a search of the property led officers to a recently plowed trail leading to a wooded area behind the home. Members investigated the area and discovered the missing side-by-side which had been reported stolen from a business in the RM of Oakville on January 11.
At 11am of the same day, officers went to a second property owned by the suspect. After initially being told by a female at the residence that the suspect was not there, officers followed foot tracks leading into a shed at the back of the property. At this point, Marook, a police service dog, was deployed to assist after attempts to call out to the suspect were not responded to. The suspect was then seen trying to go into the shed, at which point he was told he was under arrest and taken into custody.
RCMP report that 41-year-old Dean Purdy, of Brandon, has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, as well as three court breaches. He was remanded into custody.
