Okotoks RCMP confirmed five people were arrested, including one young offender after a string of crimes in and around that city over the weekend.
In a news release Monday, RCMP said they were called to a single-vehicle collision on Pine Creek Road in De Winton early Friday morning where they found a man who appeared to be asleep in the driver’s seat.
Police determined the vehicle he was in had been stolen from Calgary.
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Darwin Bruce of Calgary is now facing a number of charges including Possession of Property Obtained by a Crime over $5,000.
Police said they also received a call Sunday Jan. 8, about a vehicle theft in progress. Officers found a vehicle in a snow bank on Milligan Drive, and also recovered a second stolen vehicle. An adult male, Austin Savary of Calgary, and an underage female are facing a number of charges in connection with this incident.
Finally, early Jan. 9, Okotoks RCMP said they were called after a report of two people spotted trying the door handles of vehicles in the Westmount area of Okotoks. Police said they found a vehicle the suspects were believed to have left in and then followed footprints in the snow from the vehicle to find a man and a woman who they took into custody. Charges are still pending in this case.
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