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Youth arrested in connection with car thefts

Apr 27, 2016 | 7:21 AM

A male youth has been arrested after a dozen vehicles were stolen from the Battlefords and surrounding area in a 48-hour period.

RCMP said the keys were left inside every one of the vehicles at the time of the thefts. As of Tuesday, police had recovered 11 and were still looking for a black Chevrolet Suburban.

Many of the recovered vehicles had been burned or otherwise damaged.

The RCMP reminded people to remove their keys from their vehicle and to secure or not leave out valuables.