SASKATOON – Police responded to a domestic dispute and ended up uncovering a weapons manufacturing operation.
Brayden Garry Chance Polonich, 25, and Sarah Margariet Van Breda, 26, appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court Aug. 1 and July 25, respectively. Van Breda has been released from custody and is back in court on Aug. 10. Polonich was remanded in custody Tuesday and has a show cause hearing set for Aug. 2.
Saskatoon police say that they received a report of a domestic dispute in progress in the 100 block of Avenue U Â鶹´«Ã½AV at about 9:30 a.m. on July 24. When police entered the home, they observed several items consistent with manufacturing weapons.
This led Saskatoon Police Service Guns and Gangs Unit to obtain a search warrant and raid the home. They seized a a 3-D printer, several manufactured firearm parts, pepper spray, and various electronic devices.
Polonich and Van Breda have been charged with manufacturing a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace, possession of a weapon without a license, and possession of a weapon while prohibited. Van Breda was also charged with resisting arrest and failing to comply with court-imposed conditions.
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