Okotoks man accused of stealing at least 12 pick-up trucks, operating chop shop
Posted Apr 17, 2024 11:37 am.
Last Updated Apr 17, 2024 7:18 pm.
A man from Okotoks is facing a laundry list of charges after RCMP recovered a significant amount of stolen items from a rural property in Vulcan County.
Police say on April 7, Vulcan RCMP went to a property in rural Vulcan County in response to a complaint of a stolen vehicle.
When officers got there, a man left the property in a stolen GMC Sierra pick-up truck and was arrested a short time later.
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RCMP say one officer was minorly injured during the arrest.
On April 9, the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, with the assistance of the RCMP Auto Theft Unit, and Vulcan RCMP, executed a search warrant at the property.
There, officers found 12 stolen pick-up trucks, a stolen travel trailer, two stolen utility trailers, and two stolen dirt bikes.
Police say there was evidence indicating the property was being used as a chop shop.
All of the vehicles were stolen from Calgary and surrounding communities, and all registered owners have been notified by RCMP.
Thirty-year-old William McIntosh, from Okotoks, has been charged with flight from police, assault on a police officer causing bodily harm, resisting arrest, six counts of failure to comply with release conditions, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of crystal meth and possession of fentanyl.
He was taken into custody and is set to appear in court in Lethbridge on April 26.
