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Three arrested in relation to several crimes in Breton area

Jun 18, 2021 | 12:53 PM

Two men and one woman face a list of charges after being arrested near Breton on a number of outstanding warrants.

The RCMP’s Central Alberta District (CAD) RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) opened an investigation in an effort to focus on a number of subjects with outstanding matters related to property offences and criminal flight from police in the rural area near Breton.

In partnership with Camrose City Police, RCMP Air Services and the RCMP Police Dog Service were able to locate the subject of interest in a stolen vehicle in Camrose, along with two other individuals. The truck that was recovered was stolen out of Ponoka on June 10.

Murlin Scott Becker, 38, from Camrose is charged with:

• Fail to comply with probation order (x2)

• Operate motor vehicle while prohibited (x4)

• Possession of property obtained by crime.

Morgan Bud Hansen, a 26-year-old man from Winfield, is charged with:

• Possession of property obtained by crime

• Possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine)

Stacey Anne Monteith, a 49-year-old woman from Drayton Valley, is charged with:

• Possession of property obtained by crime

• Possession of a controlled substance (Methamphetamine)

• Possession of a controlled substance (GHB).

Becker was remanded into custody and is scheduled to attend Camrose provincial court June 23. Hansen and Monteith have been released on conditions and are scheduled to attend Camrose provincial court on Aug. 4.

“The Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit will continue to identify and target prolific offenders within rural communities as part of our ongoing crime reduction strategy,” says Sergeant Scott Lande, Unit Commander of CAD CRU.