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The Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on March 4.
Police observed three vehicles travelling together, with one matching the description of a stolen vehicle.
The suspect vehicle was seen driving down a dead-end road, where it became stuck in the snow.
The driver was arrested.
Mackenzie Dawn Hardy, a 24-year-old resident of Red Deer, was charged with the following offences:
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Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 x2
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Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
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Flight from police
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Drive while prohibited
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Fraudulent concealment
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Possession of a controlled substance
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Drive without insurance
Dawn-Hardy was taken before a Justice of the Peace and released on a Release Order.
On March 11, while officers were conducting proactive patrols within Red Deer when they observed a vehicle matching the description of a known stolen vehicle.
Officers followed the vehicle to the area of Gaetz Avenue and 63 Street, where the driver of the vehicle was arrested.
Dawn-Hardy was charged with the following offences:
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Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
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Drive while prohibited
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Fraudulent concealment
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Breach of release order x2
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Drive without insurance
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Drive without registration
Dawn-Hardy was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody.
She is scheduled to appear in court on March 13, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
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