Man located asleep in stolen Mercedes faces dozens of fees
The RCMP brand is pictured on a police cruiser. (File photo)
Strathmore RCMP have laid dozens of fees in opposition to a person located asleep in a stolen car .
Officers had been on patrol withinside the Strathmore commercial park simply after nighttime on Jan. nine after they got here throughout a Mercedes Benz SUV parked withinside the center of Slater Road.
RCMP decide the car turned into stolen, and stated it were concerned in " numerous assets crimes" withinside the Calgary area.
Mounties boxed the car in and positioned a tire deflation tool in the front of the rear wheels to save you it from going anywhere.
"The motive force ultimately woke up," RCMP stated in a Tuesday information release. "The car rolled ahead throughout the tire deflation tool , pulling down each rear tires, earlier than stopping."
Mounties took the driving force into custody while he ultimately exited the car .
A seek of the Mercedes Benz yielded a sawed-off shotgun with ammunition.
"The car turned into additionally packed with stolen assets such as tools, numerous portions of identification, economic documents, car registration/ coverage documents, numerous units of car keys, smash in instruments, a prohibited weapon and undergo spray," stated RCMP.
A 25-year- vintage man, of no constant address, is going through 24 fees .
He stays in custody and is scheduled to seem in courtroom docket on Feb. 4.
RCMP say similarly fees can be laid because the research continues.
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