Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On March 4, 2025, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Upon arrival, police observed that there were three vehicles travelling together with one of the vehicles matching the description of a stolen vehicle. Covert surveillance was initiated, and the suspect vehicle later drove down a dead-end road, where it became stuck in the snow. The driver was subsequently arrested.
A 24-year-old individual, a resident of Red Deer, has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 x2
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
- Flight from police
- Drive while prohibited
- Fraudulent concealment
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Drive without insurance
The individual was taken before a justice of the peace and was released on a release order.
On March 11, 2025, officers were conducting proactive patrols within Red Deer when they observed a vehicle matching the description of a known stolen vehicle. Officers initiated covert surveillance and followed the vehicle to the area of Gaetz Avenue and 63 Street, where the driver of the vehicle was arrested.
The 24-year-old individual has been charged with the following offences:
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Drive while prohibited
- Fraudulent concealment
- Breach of release order x2
- Drive without insuranceDrive without registration
The individual was taken before a justice of the peace and was remanded into custody and is schedule to appear in court on March 13, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.