(Jacob Moore/Acadia Broadcasting)
A 17-year-old youth is facing over a dozen charges after going on a spree of stealing vehicles.
On June 7, Annapolis District RCMP received information that the 17-year-old youth was driving a GMC Sierra in their area that had been stolen from New Brunswick.
Later that day police observed a truck matching the description and a silver car (that was later confirmed to be stolen from Chester) leaving a residence on Hwy. 10 in New Germany.
The officers attempted to stop both vehicles but both sped off.
Police deployed a spike belt on Hwy. 10 to stop the car, which was later located abandoned with reports indicating a man and a woman ran from the vehicle.
RCMP Police Dog Services found the 21-year-old woman from Halifax who was arrested. The other suspect remained on the run.
A short time later, the Sierra was located abandoned and confirmed to be the stolen truck from New Brunswick.
Annapolis District RCMP then received another report of a stolen Chevy Silverado from Pleasant St. in Middleton.
Lunenburg County RCMP spotted the Silverado in Cookville and followed it to Hwy. 103. They attempted to stop it, but the it sped off and police decided not to chase it over safety concerns.
It was located a short time later, and witnesses told officers that a lone driver had ran away.
Lunenburg County RCMP then received a report of a Ford Econoline van having just been stolen. The description of the suspect matched the driver of the Silverado.
The stolen van was located and followed to Hwy. 10 and a spike belt was successfully deployed.
The suspect, a 17-year-old youth from Wilmot, ran to the nearby treeline but surrendered to officers when RCMP Police Dog Services arrived.
The youth was remanded into custody, pending a hearing in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court on June 24 at 9:30.
They are facing charges including:
- Dangerous Operation (2 counts)
- Flight from Peace Officer (2 counts)
- Theft of Motor Vehicle (2 counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (3 counts)
- Failure to Comply with Release Order (8 counts)
- Failure to Comply with Sentence or Disposition under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Failure to Comply with Undertaking
The 21-year-old Halifax woman is facing charges of:
- Flight from Peace Officer
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Possession of a Controlled Substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
