On Aug. 15, at approximately 5:50 p.m., officers from the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team observed a stolen truck driving within the Bower area of Red Deer.
With assistance from Police Dog Services and the Emergency Response Team, officers arrested the individual.
A loaded shotgun and other weapons were later located within the stolen vehicle.
Through a police investigation, Chad Daniel Wickett, a 32-year-old resident of Red Deer, has been charged with the following offences:
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Possession of an Unauthorized Firearm
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Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
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Unauthorized Possession in Motor Vehicle
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Careless Use or Storage of a Firearm
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Possession of a Weapon Contrary to an Order x4
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Possession of Property Obtained by Crime - Over $5,000
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Failure to comply with order x 6
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Operation while impaired by alcohol or a drug
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Failure or Refusal to Comply with a Demand
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26 Additional Warrants
Wickett was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 23, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.