Three charged after police recover truckloads of stolen items in Innisfail
Stolen Bibles and World War II memorabilia were among the many items recovered by RCMP in the Innisfail area last week, leading to charges against three people.
On Thursday Feb. 25, the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (SACRU) along with Innisfail and Olds RCMP, executed three search warrants after a three-day investigation into multiple reported break and enters. Police say the incidents had occurred in the Olds, Bowden and Innisfail areas in January and February of this year.
Search warrants were executed at two properties, one on 56 Street and one on 54 Avenue in Innisfail. The third search was conducted at a property in the south area of Penhold.
“Truckloads of stolen items were recovered including tools, credit cards, personal documents, Indigenous items, and framed prints,” RCMP said in a release. “Other recovered items include Bibles, as well as other items which were stolen from St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Innisfail (and) World War II items that were stolen from the Bowden Legion. Hundreds of items with price tags still attached had been stolen from a thrift store in Bowden and vintage store in Olds. Historical items from the Bowden Pioneer Museum, and one assault style rifle with the serial number partially filed off, along with ammunition.”