Weapons and ammunition seized during a Red Deer search warrant conducted by RCMP last week. (Red Deer RCMP)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Stolen Items Recovered

Two charged after RCMP seize hundreds of stolen items and collectables in Red Deer search warrant

Jul 23, 2020 | 10:28 AM

Two people are facing charges following the recovery of hundreds of items and stolen property during a search warrant in Red Deer last week.

On July 17, RCMP say a search warrant was executed by the Crime Reduction Team in Parkside Estates.

Two individuals, 37-year-old Robert Martin and 40 year-old Michael Hawman were arrested and charged for possession of stolen property. Mounties say both are known repeat offenders and were identified on PINPOINT.

Among the hundreds of stolen items recovered, police say many of them were collector items. Items recovered during the search include:

• Noah Welch signed hockey sticks (stolen during a B&E)
• Autographed guitar pick collection (stolen during a B&E in 2018)
• Binders of hockey cards believed stolen
• Twelve stolen bikes
• Forty wrist watches
• Forty cell phones and tablets
• Stolen security system, jewellery, tools, keys for several buildings in Red Deer
• Paramedic computer and uniform
• Stolen vehicle and numerous stolen licence plates
• Ammunition, tannerite, bear spray and airsoft pistol
• A variety of break-and-enter tools
  Stolen items and collectables seized by RCMP during a search warrant conducted in Red Deer July 17, 2020. (Red Deer RCMP)

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RCMP have contacted several of the rightful owners to reunite them with the recovered property.

Anyone with information related to this incident or the above individuals is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.