Ponoka man charged in multiple rural break and enters
A Ponoka man known to police and described as a repeat offender is now behind bars awaiting upcoming court appearances following his arrest near Joffre this week.
Michael Allan Richter, 39, was arrested with the help of RCMP’s Police Dog Services (PDS) on August 29 after Blackfalds Mounties responded to a suspicious person complaint in Lacombe County.
It’s alleged the male suspect was on a rural property attempting to steal fuel.
Police located the man but say he fled to a neighbouring vacant property, so PDS attended and containment was set up in the area.