Truck stolen in broad daylight with owner watching
During the past week Tofield RCMP responded to 60 calls for service. Included in the calls for service were a motor vehicle collision, a false alarm, and two 911 hangups.
On Sept. 21, a resident of Tofield reported sometime overnight suspects entered his backyard and stole the propane tank off of his barbecue.
On Sept. 3, the Tofield RCMP received a call of a suspicious vehicle broken down on the side of Hwy. 14. RCMP attended and spoke to a male who was with the vehicle. The male was found to have an outstanding pay or stay warrant out of Edmonton and was arrested. The vehicle was later found to have been stolen out of Saskatchewan. The male and his female passenger were arrested for possession of stolen property. The male, a 26-year-old male from Lashburn, Saskatchewan and a 39-year-old female from Delisle, Saskatchewan were both charged with possession of stolen property and released from custody on a Promise to Appear to attend Vegreville Provincial Court on Oct. 21, at 10 a.m.
On Sept. 2, a resident of Beaver County reported a Break and Enter to his property. Suspects had rammed the front gate with a vehicle to gain entry. The suspects then smashed the front window of a vehicle on site. The suspects smashed the window of a trailer to gain entry and broke into a seacan on the property. Stolen from the property were several miscellaneous tools.
On Sept. 3, Tofield RCMP were called in regards to a cow, which had been killed in the Blackfoot grazing area. The suspects had killed the cow, skinned it, and removed several cuts of meat from the animal.
On Sept. 4, a resident of Ryley reported his 2005 Arctic Cat was stolen from his residence.