Three arrests following armed theft of vehicle
Battlefords RCMP made three arrests following an armed theft of vehicle.
On Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. two men threatened a delivery driver with a firearm while the driver was parked at the 1400 Block of 109th Street in North Battleford. The two men then stole the vehicle after forcing the driver out. The driver did not receive any physical injuries.
Later on Wednesday evening, officers found the stolen vehicle close by, at a residence in the 1200 block of 108th Street in North Battleford. The stolen vehicle got stuck in a snow bank in a nearby alley. Two men were arrested after a foot chase, the third was found at a residence.
“Battlefords RCMP will not tolerate violence toward citizens of our community. This was a frightening incident and I am thankful no one was injured,” Insp. Jesse Gilbert, Officer in Charge of Battlefords RCMP said in a statement. “I’m proud of the swift response by the officers of our detachment and our Battlefords Gang Task Force, which resulted in the arrest of three suspects just a short time later.”


