Five RCMP vehicles smashed by suspect with stolen trackhoe in eastern Alberta: police

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· Posted: May 05, 2025 12:21 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

RCMP person arrested a antheral aft helium allegedly utilized a stolen trackhoe to smash aggregate constabulary vehicles astatine a detachment successful eastbound Alberta connected the weekend.

In a quality release, Bonnyville RCMP allege the antheral drove the trackhoe into the parking batch of the detachment connected Saturday conscionable earlier 7 p.m. and dumped respective boulders successful beforehand of the detachment's captive bay.

RCMP said the antheral allegedly past utilized the trackhoe to harm 5 parked constabulary vehicles earlier fleeing connected foot.

RCMP utilized constabulary dogs and a drone to hunt for the suspect, who was located successful a histrion enactment conscionable northwest of the detachment.

The antheral was arrested and is successful custody. Charges person yet to beryllium sworn.

Bonnyville RCMP volition clasp a media availability contiguous astatine 1 p.m. MT to supply much details connected the incident.

Bonnyville is astir 240 kilometres eastbound of Edmonton.

It's the latest incidental targeting an RCMP detachment successful Alberta.

Last December, a occurrence that damaged the Tofield RCMP detachment just eastbound of Edmonton was deemed by investigators to beryllium arson. No charges person been laid successful that case.