By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

ALDER FLATS

Man arrested in west central Alberta for stealing $10,000 lawnmower

Jul 12, 2019 | 5:08 PM

A 33-year-old man from Alder Flats is facing several charges after an attempted sale of property on social media was too suspicious to go unnoticed.

It was July 9 when RCMP’s Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit recovered a stolen Cub Cadet lawnmower valued at over $10,000.

The recovery came as a result of information received about a suspicious ‘for sale’ post on Facebook.

It was in the afternoon when RCMP received a tip about the lawnmower, and then identified the suspect.

RCMP air support provided assistance resulting in a search warrant being obtained for a rural property in Alder Flats, which is just west of Buck Lake, and between Drayton Valley and Rocky Mountain House.

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One male was arrested without incident and RCMP recovered the lawnmower, which was stolen out of Sherwood Park last month, as well as a snowmobile stolen during a previous break and enter in Rimbey.

Justin Neil Nelson Handbury is charged with possession of stolen property over $5000, two counts of altering a vehicle ID number, trafficking property obtained by crime, two counts of failure to comply with conditions, and driving while unauthorized.

Handbury was granted release and is scheduled to appear in a Breton courtroom on July 24.

At the time of his arrest, he was on release related to other charges out of Edmonton.