Red Deer RCMP connect man in stolen car to multiple crimes

A Red Deer man wanted on six warrants faces 20 new charges on four separate files after Red Deer RCMP arrested him in a stolen Audi, linked him to a second stolen truck and seized two replica firearms.

Shortly after 4 p.m. on June 3, Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a stolen Audi that had been seen in the Westpark neighbourhood. RCMP followed the car until the driver got out near 41 Street and 56 Avenue where officers arrested him following a brief foot chase through several residential yards.

RCMP seized a stolen cheque, several sets of stolen keys and a stolen license plate. The keys led to the discovery of a second stolen vehicle nearby, a GMC Sierra, which RCMP also linked to the suspect. A search of the truck revealed an airsoft rifle and a BB gun that the suspect was prohibited by court order from possessing.

Further investigation by Red Deer RCMP led to the suspect being charged on several files from March involving a stolen purse and the possession and use of stolen credit cards, and the theft of an iPad on May 3 from a cheque cashing business.