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Castor caper: Porcupine Plain RCMP theft investigation has a dam good ending

PORCUPINE PLAIN — A rural resident living near Porcupine Plain had left some posts piled on a property they planned on fencing, only to find they’d gone missing. They called the Porcupine Plain RCMP May 7 about the theft.
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The Mounties have caught their m...beaver. The Porcupine Plain RCMP were called May 7 after a rural resident's fenceposts went missing. Photo courtesy of Porcupine Plain RCMP.

PORCUPINE PLAIN — A rural resident living near Porcupine Plain had left some posts piled on a property they planned on fencing, only to find they’d gone missing.

They called the Porcupine Plain RCMP May 7 about the theft.

Police said officers began investigating the post-plundering, but the caper was quickly revealed when the posts were spotted in a nearby waterway.

“The stolen posts were located in a beaver dam,” explained Cst. Conrad Rickards of the Porcupine Plain RCMP Detachment. “A beaver – or beavers – helped themselves to the stash of posts and used them to help build a dam. I tried locating said beavers but they were GOA [gone on arrival].”

Rickards said none of the beavers will face charges.

“Who could really blame these little bucktooth bandits, considering the price of wood these days?”

Porcupine Plain RCMP said they’ve now closed this “extremely Canadian” case.