Stolen vehicle spree across Saskatchewan leads to Manitoba chase

Watch the video above: amateur video of the end of the police chase of a stolen vehicle outside Brandon, Man.

BRANDON, Man. – A three day stolen vehicle spree that started in Alberta on New Year’s Eve ended on Thursday in Manitoba after a number of thefts in Saskatchewan.

Police say it began on Tuesday when a Chevrolet Silverado was stolen from Kathyrn, Alta. It was located on the afternoon of New Year’s Day in a ditch near the entrance to the town of Morse, Sask., east of Swift Current.

That same morning around 3 a.m., a Dodge Ram pickup was stolen in Morse by two people. It was recovered later that morning in Moose Jaw, where a Ford Escape was then stolen from the city.

On Thursday morning, Mounties in Indian Head, east of Regina, were alerted to an alarm going off at a gas station in Sintaluta. Moments later, a witness called police who reported a silver Ford Escape had been driven in reverse into the overhead garage door bay.

Police believe the driver was attempting to gain entry into the gas station by ramming the door and fled when spotted by the witness.

The Escape was located just over an hour later on Highway 1 east of Wapella near the Manitoba border.

Before the discovery of the stolen Escape, a Chevrolet Silverado was stolen from a business in the community and then abandoned near Moosomin, where a Dodge pickup was taken.

The pickup was then left in Virden, Man. shortly before 9 a.m. where another vehicle was stolen.

The thieves then took off east on Highway 1 where they clipped a vehicle, causing minor damage. Mounties attempted a pursuit, but called it off for safety concerns.

The stolen vehicle was then abandoned and another vehicle stolen in the Oak Lake area. The suspects then headed towards Brandon.

Brandon police then pursued the vehicle through the city. The driver clipped another vehicle while attempting to leave the city, sending both into the ditch where officers arrested two people.

A 42-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, both from Calgary, are facing a number of charges and were scheduled to appear in Brandon provincial court on Friday.