Update: This story was updated on April 25, 2019 to reflect new information from Alberta Justice.
A 23-year-old man faces four charges after allegedly stealing a van Wednesday afternoon.
The van was taken from Alex Munroe Elementary School in Huntington Hills and crashed a short distance away, according to police.
The mother, who had been driving the van, left her four-year-old boy inside the vehicle while she picked up another child.
Fortunately, the boy wasn’t injured.
Investigators say the suspect fled on foot but was tracked to a nearby home.
Jordan Manuel Paim was arrested following the incident and charged with theft under $5,000, dangerous driving and theft of a motor vehicle.
Police said at the time it was believed drugs were a factor in the incident.
Paim pleaded guilty to the charges on August 17, 2015, according to Alberta Justice. He was fined $600 and given one year probation.
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