Charges are pending against a Calgary women in relation to a series of break and enters in the Bearspaw and Springbank area.

Yesterday, the RCMP caught the suspect in a field near an abandoned residence in the Springbank area. She attempted to flee but the vehicle she was driving got stuck in the mud.

Police arrested the female driver without further incident.

Inside the vehicle, the RCMP discovered copper wire, drivers licences and passports that have been directly linked to break and enters in the Bearspaw and Springbank areas.

Charges are pending for seven counts of possession of stolen identification, one count of break and enter to commit theft and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle.

The suspect remains in custody awaiting a hearing.

The arrest follows on the heels of a significant breakthrough into the investigation of mail thefts in the Bearspaw and Springbank area.

Charges are pending against a 40-year-old B.C. man on four counts of possession of stolen mail, three counts of credit card fraud, two counts of identity fraud, one count of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and nine counts of failing to comply with conditions of a recognisance.

Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, of the Cochrane Crime Reduction Unit,  says a complex investigation lead to the arrest. These mail thefts targeted identification and credit cards which were then used at stores, casinos, rental car companies and expensive hotels in the Calgary Area.

"Cochrane RCMP's use of a crime analyst allows our officers to immediately identify and target rising crime trends in our area," explains Savinkoff. "Using this information we are able to structure our pro-active patrols and investigations in the most effective manner possible."

Savinkoff reminds residents to make their vehicles and residences as unappealing as possible to would-be thieves by securing doors, keeping cars keys, wallets, cash, and passports, out of vehicles.