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Suspect in hit-and-run found by RCMP police in Cole Harbour

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A 15-year-old female has been located after she struck two parked, unoccupied vehicles on Colby Dr., then left the area on Wednesday.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., a caller reported what happened to police and recorded the make, model and colour of the vehicle, a description of the driver and the direction of travel.

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Members used the description given by the caller to locate the suspect driving on Greenwich Dr., in Cole Harbour, and initiated a traffic stop. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was arrested without incident.

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Police determined that the suspect did not have a valid driver’s licence and had taken the vehicle she was driving without consent.

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She was released into her parents’ custody and charges are pending.

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