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Redcliff RCMP

Four arrested, facing charges after rural suspicious vehicle reports

Jan 4, 2023 | 3:12 PM

REDCLIFF, AB – Two reports of suspicious vehicles on rural properties in our area has led to the arrest of four people, all of whom are facing charges.

Police say that on Dec. 30 Redcliff RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle trespassing on a rural industrial site near Suffield. Police soon found the suspect vehicle at a different industrial site and saw the vehicle contained a number of tools consistent with those used to commit break and enters. Police arrested both occupants of the vehicle for possession of break-in instruments and after a search warrant for the vehicle was obtained police found a number of fraudulent identification cards, stolen credit cards and a firearm with the serial number filed off.

Peter Pilgrim, 42, of Medicine Hat, has been charged with possession of break-in instruments, illegal possession of government documents, identity theft and weapons charges.

Cole Mowat, 39, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of break-in instruments, illegal possession of government documents, weapons charges and fraud-related charges.

After bail hearings, Pilgrim was released to appear in Medicine Hat court on Jan. 17. Mowat was held in custody and was scheduled to appear again on Jan. 3. No further update was provided by RCMP.

On Dec. 29, RCMP say a property owner called them about a suspicious vehicle pulling a travel trailer that made a brief stop on their property. Police located the vehicle and found the travel trailer had just been stolen. Two Medicine Hat males, ages 41 and 33, have been arrested and charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime. Police did not release any other information.