29-05-2025
Sask. RCMP investigating after hidden spikes found in farmer's field
Sharpened harrow spikes were discovered in a field in the RM of Grayson near Melville, Sask. RCMP are asking for the public's help as it investigates the incident. (Courtesy: Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)
RCMP in Melville, Sask. are investigating after a series of sharpened spikes were found in a local field.
On May 28, officers were called to a land location south of Melville – in the Rural Municipality of Grayson.
Police say a farmer in the area had discovered pieces of harrows buried in their field.
Harrows are made up of individual steel spikes which smooth out the surface of the soil and break up clumps of straw and dirt. They are commonly used in combination with other equipment during seeding.
However, these harrows appeared to have been intentionally sharpened at the tip and buried at the height of stubble in an effort to conceal them, police say.
RCMP officers found several other harrows buried in the area – all sporting sharpened tips – which police say were designed to penetrate the tires of farm equipment due to their placement.
Several of the spikes had already been embedded in equipment tires by the time officers were called.
Melville RCMP are asking the public to report any suspicious people or vehicles in the area – and encourage anyone with information to submit an anonymous tip to Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers.
