The RCMP has arrested one man over the alleged theft of more than 100 research trail cameras that were used to study wild horses.
In October 2021, Sundre RCMP received a complaint from the Help Alberta Wildlife Society that 10 research trail cameras were stolen from the Williams Creek area.
Get daily National news
Since then, police said there were three more thefts in the area in February and March 2022, as well as earlier this month.
- Hundreds rally in Red Deer to support teenage girl recovering from violent assault
- 5 men charged in ‘elaborate’ Calgary extortion scheme that saw Edmonton man kidnapped
- Owner of Summerside dogs that killed boy tells court training was in the works
- Saskatchewan inmate escape leads to searches in Yorkton, Saskatoon: RCMP
In total, 135 cameras were stolen, totalling around $30,000.
On March 9, police executed a search warrant on a house in Mayerthorpe, Alta., and found 52 of the stolen cameras.
Mayerthorpe resident Lonnie Roth was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime and mischief. He will appear in provincial court on May 11.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.