A member of the Regina Police Service (RPS) is facing two charges following an internal investigation. The police service says Constable Sheldon Kowalchuk is alleged to have kept a prohibited firearm for himself after it was delivered to him to be destroyed. The incident is said to have occurred during a provincial firearm amnesty period in 2022. As a result, Kowalchuk faces one count of breach of trust and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. Kowalchuk, a seven-year member of RPS, has been suspended from duty. He is set to make his first appearance on these charges in Regina Provincial Court on Dec. 15. The RPS Professional Standards Unit led the investigation. RPS Chief Lorilee Davies is scheduled to speak to reporters regarding the development at 12 p.m. Tuesday. This is a breaking news story. More details to come…
