Counts withdrawn for one of two charged in jewelry store robberies

The RCMP’s Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (SACRU), with assistance from police in Airdrie and Calgary, arrested two males on Nov. 24, 2021. They were alleged to have committed five ‘grab and go’ robberies at jewelry stores in Calgary on Oct. 4 and Nov. 13, Airdrie on Oct. 16, and Red Deer on Oct. 8 and Nov. 24 of last year. The two in Red Deer were at separate stores inside Parkland Mall.

Police say no one was physically harmed during any of the robberies.

While investigating a separate incident south of Red Deer on Nov. 24, 2021, at around 2 p.m., SACRU responded to a request from Red Deer RCMP to be on the lookout for a silver grey sedan believed to be fleeing from a theft at a business in Red Deer.

SACRU members spotted the vehicle on the QEII and followed it with help from HAWCS police helicopter to a residence in northwest Calgary. There, two males were taken into custody.

A search warrant was obtained and executed on the residence, which is where police located a ring worth $2,500, confirmed stolen from a Red Deer jewelry store.

A Nissan Maxima, various pieces of stolen ID, a peace officer’s uniform, wallet and keys to a Saturn vehicle, along with other items unrelated to the Nov. 24, 2021, incident, plus small amounts of cocaine and meth, were also seized.

Michael McKie was arrested on three warrants out of Calgary and was charged with the following in relation to the five robberies:

Theft over $5,000 (x5)
Possession of stolen property over $5,000
Possession of Stolen Property under $5,000.00 (x2)
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Fail to comply with release order

Carl Quesnell was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Calgary and was originally charged with the following in relation to the five robberies:

Theft over $5,000.00
Unlawful possession of a controlled substance
Fail to comply with release order

by Sheldon Spackman

Counts withdrawn for one of two charged in jewelry store robberies

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