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Battlefords K-9 unit tracks down copper theft suspects: three charged

Feb 22, 2018 | 9:37 AM

Maidstone and Turtleford RCMP laid 20 charges on three individuals in a Valentine’s Day copper theft.

Police were called in the early hours of Feb. 14, to the RM of Frenchman Butte. RCMP located a vehicle of interest in the RM of Britannia, roughly 30 minutes northeast of Lloydminster.

RCMP used a tire deflation device to incapacitate the vehicle. Three suspects then fled on foot after the car’s tires were compromised.

Police located and arrested three adults, all from Alberta, with the assistance of the Battlefords K-9 unit.