By rdnewsNOW staff

Behind Bars

Red Deer woman arrested in Ponoka for truck theft

Nov 4, 2020 | 11:43 AM

A Red Deer woman is facing charges after a stolen truck was recovered in Ponoka last week.

On Oct. 30 shortly after 9:00 a.m., an RCMP member associated to a unit outside of Ponoka was travelling to work in an unmarked police vehicle when she assisted a female driver in a truck.

Information was provided to Ponoka RCMP about the incident, for follow up. Mounties determined the truck was previously reported stolen, with efforts then made to locate the truck in Ponoka.

At 10:35 a.m., Ponoka RCMP received a complaint from an alert citizen of an abandoned truck behind 54 Street. The responding members determined that was the stolen truck they dealt with earlier.

The truck was recovered by the RCMP who contacted the truck’s owner. Investigation revealed that a cheque belonging to the truck’s owner had been forged and cashed.

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RCMP canvassed nearby homes and located the suspect female driver of the truck.

Kailyn Diane Verquin, 21, was arrested without incident. Verquin is charged with possession of stolen property, dangerous operation of a conveyance and utter a forged document.

Police say Verquin was wanted on outstanding arrest warrants out of Red Deer, Blackfalds and Sylvan Lake. She remains in custody.