On Nov. 2, 2023, a member of the Parkland RCMP drug team was conducting patrols when they observed a stolen struck. The officer conducted surveillance and called in additional resources from the Parkland Crime Reduction Unit, Central Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, and the RCMP Police Dog Services. As a result of the coordinated response, the driver was arrested and vehicle recovered when safe to do so.
As a result of a search of the vehicle, RCMP seized:
- The Stolen 2000 Ford SRW pick up
- A stolen loaded Marlin 45-70 Government rifle
- Airsoft pellet gun which was modelled after a Sig Sauer
- Handcuffs
- Bear spray
- Numerous knives
- Two compound bows with arrows
- 10.9 grams of fentanyl
- 10.3 grams of methamphetamine
- A radio frequency (RF) device capable of jamming cellular and GPS signals as well as reverse engineering other items using RF signals like wireless vehicle key fobs
- An app-enabled GPS tracker.
RCMP have charged a 43-year-old individual, a resident of Parkland County, Alta., with:
- Possession of Stolen property over $5000
- Firearms offences(x6)
- Fail to comply with firearms prohibition order (x2)
- Fail to comply with a release order (x6)
- Possession of a controlled substance (x2)
The individual has been taken before a justice of the peace and remanded in custody with his next court date set for Nov. 6, 2023, at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Albert, Alta.
"We are pleased to have safely interdicted this armed repeat offender," says Cpl. Kirk Smith of the Parkland RCMP, "One offender is capable of victimising a great deal of people in a short period of time. Focusing our efforts on offenders such as these can have a large impact on reducing crime in the communities we serve."