A number of people witnessed a line of RCMP cars flying up Highway 1A on Wednesday (February 21) evening.

RCMP Constable Kary Moore shares a suspicious vehicle in Morley turned out to be stolen and led them on a bit of a chase. "The RCMP attempted to stop the vehicle but it did not stop, ultimately, RCMP used a tire deflation device on the vehicle. It was travelling quite a distance with three flat tires, from Morley to the Cochrane Hill and it was attempting to go up the Cochrane Hill without stopping, but it couldn't get traction with three or probably four flat tires."

Four people were arrested without incident and charged with one count of possessing stolen property obtained by crime over $5000 and a couple individuals are facing additional charges.

The four arrested in this incident made up part of the eight they have charged over the past couple days.

Those individuals are:

  • Tylane Hunter (25) of Morley is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus 11 additional charges.  Hunter has been remanded and is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on February 27, 2018.
  • Shawn Hunter (22) of Morley is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus one additional charge.  Hunter is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 13, 2018.
  • Paige Rist (22) of Calgary is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus 22 additional charges.  Rist has been remanded and is scheduled to appear in Okotoks Court on February 23, 2018.
  • Moises Medeiros (24) of Calgary is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus 22 additional charges.  Medeiros is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 13, 2018.
  • Tyshyna Bearspaw (32) of Morley is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus 4 additional charges.  Poucette is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 13, 2018.
  • Tyrene Saddleback (23) of Morley is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 plus one additional charge.  Saddleback is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 27, 2018.
  • Wade Littlepine (33) of Morley is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.  Littlepine is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 13, 2018.
  • Roland Runningbird (35) of Siksika is charged with one count of being in possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.  Runningbird is scheduled to appear in Cochrane Court on March 27, 2018.

Constable Moore could not confirm whether the truck in the incident was one of many reported stolen over Family Day long weekend. 

Once again, Moore gave kudos to the public for reporting suspicious activity and findings throughout the Cochrane area and encouraged residents to continue to do so.

If you have any information involving any of the reported thefts, call the Cochrane detachment at 403-851-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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