By Troy Gillard

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Stolen truck ditched near Bower Ponds following pursuit

Jul 16, 2020 | 5:27 PM

A stolen truck was abandoned near Bower Ponds Wednesday night on the heels of a police pursuit that started west of Red Deer.

Alberta RCMP Corporal Laurel Scott tells rdnewsNOW that the series of events started just after 8 p.m. when three men in a stolen red pickup truck stopped at a gas station in Caroline. One of the men jumped out and stole a white pickup truck before the three men fled the scene.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP later spotted the red truck and a police pursuit ensued.

The pursuit headed eastbound on Highway 11 and was ended after the red truck made its way into Red Deer. It was was later abandoned near Bower Ponds.

A large RCMP presence including Police Dog Services responded to the area to search for suspects, but officers were unable to locate them.

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No injuries were reported.

Cpl. Scott says the red pickup truck that was recovered was stolen out of Blackfalds, and that the stolen white truck was later abandoned in Innisfail.

No further details including descriptions of the suspects are available at this time.