Stolen truck leads Innisfail RCMP to suspects wanted on long list of outstanding warrants
RCMP say a stolen pick-up truck led them to a couple with a long list of outstanding warrants.
On Friday, July 16, around 4:30 p.m., Innisfail RCMP were alerted to a GPS-tracked truck stolen in Calgary that was headed their way.
The vehicle had failed to stop for police and was being driven dangerously throughout the city.
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Airdrie RCMP spotted the vehicle on Highway 2 and attempted to pull it over, but the vehicle continued driving dangerously at a high rate of speed.
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RCMP eventually received a notification from the tracker that the vehicle had been deactivated on the outskirts of Innisfail.
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Police caught up to it just as a man and woman were being picked up by unsuspecting civilians.
The pair was arrested on the scene.
RCMP charged 39-year-old Travis Aubichon with several offences, including carrying a concealed firearm and possession of stolen property. Police say he was wanted on five outstanding warrants.
Mounties also laid charges, including drug possession, against 18-year-old Hanna McGinn and say she was wanted on 21 outstanding warrants across Alberta.
Both are set to appear in court in Red Deer on July 19.
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