Fuel spill trail led RCMP to theft suspects
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BASSANO, AB – Two central Alberta residents face vehicle and fuel theft charges in southern Alberta.
RCMP in Bassano say they responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle in relation to a fuel theft around 7 a.m. on April 25. The reported incident happened just outside of Bassano around Highway 550 and Range Road 164.
RCMP say they followed a fuel spill trail from the site of the theft to locate the suspects in a field. Police pursued two suspects on foot for about a kilometre before they were apprehended.
After further investigation police found the vehicle in the pair’s possession had previously been reported stolen from Brooks two days earlier and the licence plate displayed on the stolen truck was also stolen from Brooks in November 2020. The suspects also allegedly had stolen a vehicle in Bassano a day earlier which had been recovered later that same day by police.
