Cold Lake RCMP arrest suspect after stolen tractor flees

Cold Lake RCMP has arrested a 38-year-old man after a stolen tractor was tracked and stopped following a police pursuit.

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Police say a Kubota tractor valued at $50,000 was reported stolen from Cold Lake First Nations on Jan. 5. On Jan. 28, officers located the tractor in motion and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled.

With assistance from the Alberta RCMP Real Time Operations Centre, police dog services, local and eastern Alberta district crime reduction units, and RCMP remotely piloted aircraft systems, officers tracked the tractor to a field where it became stuck. The driver was then arrested.

Jeremy Scanie, 38, of Cold Lake First Nations, is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, break and enter, obstructing police, mischief under $5,000, failure to stop, failure to comply with a probation condition and failure to comply with a court order.

Scanie was remanded into custody after appearing before a justice of the peace. He is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Cold Lake on Feb. 9.

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