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RCMP in Drumheller and surrounding communities have arrested a “prolific” offender accused of happening a spree of auto thefts and performing numerous high-speed evasions from police.
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Drumheller RCMP have been referred to as to a rural property north of the group of Carbon on Aug. 23, the place a person had lower the locks on a gate. The property house owners discovered the suspect, who tried to flee by operating them off the street with a stolen car.
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Round 2 a.m. police caught up with the suspect, recognized as a person from Three Hills and tried to conduct a site visitors cease. The person fled at excessive pace and all through the night time stole three extra autos, Mounties stated. Throughout a second try and cease the person, a member of the RCMP had their car rammed and sustained minor accidents and a 3rd try and apprehend the suspect noticed him drive towards a member of Three HIll RCMP at excessive pace.
The suspect was tracked by police all through the morning and round 12 p.m. on Aug. 24, police entered a residence and took the person into custody.
Tyree Ewing, 23, has since been charged with break and enter, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of failing to adjust to probation, 4 counts of failing to adjust to a launch order, three counts of possession of property obtained by crime, flight from police, two counts of harmful operation of a motorcar, 4 counts of theft of a motorcar and two counts of assaulting a police officer with a weapon.
Ewing has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to look in Drumheller provincial courtroom on Aug. 26.
