By Troy Gillard (Twitter: @Troy_Gillard)

Mounties recover stolen vehicles, Red Deer pair charged

Sep 6, 2018 | 11:44 AM

A Red Deer man and woman wanted on several outstanding warrants were arrested last weekend following a stolen vehicle investigation by central Alberta Mounties.  

On August 31, Westlock RCMP received a complaint about a Dodge pickup truck being stolen from a local Ford dealership. Police say a male suspect was dropped off by a female accomplice driving a stolen yellow Camaro.

On September 1, Westlock RCMP received information that both the stolen truck and suspect Camaro were at a gas station. Both vehicles fled from the gas station after ramming two responding police vehicles.  A brief pursuit was initiated by RCMP and then terminated.

A tire deflation device was later deployed and the Camaro, which was stolen, went into the ditch to avoid the device.  Police Dog Services attended and successfully tracked the female driver, who was arrested and transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The male suspect was located at around 7:30 p.m. near a stolen Ford F350.  With the assistance of RCMP Air Services, and Police Dog Services, the CRU arrested the suspect and seized the stolen truck along with multiple other stolen items, including a large quantity of tools from an earlier break and enter.

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On September 2, the CRU, in conjunction with Leduc RCMP GIS located and seized the second yellow Camaro in Wabamun. In total, two Camaros, one Ford F350 and one recreational vehicle were all recovered by the CRU. Westlock RCMP later recovered the stolen Dodge truck.

At the time of their arrests, 21-year-old Annette Brown and 28-year-old Eric Michael Unger, both of Red Deer, were wanted on a combined total of six warrants out of a combination of different detachments, including Leduc, Red Deer and Blackfalds. Investigation into several other unrelated incidents remains ongoing.

In relation to the Westlock incident, Unger is facing 20 charges which include break and enter with intent, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle while being pursued by police, resisting a police officer, and possession of stolen property over/under $5,000.

Brown is facing 17 new criminal charges as a result of this incident including break and enter and commit theft, fail to comply with a condition of a Recognizance (x7),and  dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.