Man charged in copper wire theft near Halkirk, two other suspects remain at-large
A 27-year-old man from Barrhead is facing several charges following his arrest in east central Alberta this week.
Coronation RCMP say it was on June 7 when they received a complaint of three suspects observed on video stealing copper wire in Flagstaff County.
The truck involved was followed by a complainant to a field near the Diplomat Mine on Highway 855 just north of Halkirk, police say. The suspects were pulling a 16-foot trailer which unhooked and wound up in a ditch, according to RCMP.
“Coronation RCMP officers attended and learned that a suspects had fled the truck into the field. Red Deer Police Dog Service attended and were able to assist in tracking and arresting a suspect without incident,” RCMP say in a release. “The other two suspects are still at-large but were observed later in the day in Veteran and Consort.”