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By Connor Gunn

Two arrested by Taber RCMP for stolen property and flight from police

Sep 14, 2021 | 10:55 AM

TABER, AB – On Saturday, September 11, 2021, Taber RCMP was made aware that a vehicle had been stolen overnight from within the Town of Taber.

“There were sightings throughout the day of the vehicle being seen driving in the area of the MD of Taber and Lethbridge County. That same afternoon the vehicle was located stuck in a field north of Huckleberry Road outside the Village of Barnwell, Alta,” Taber RCMP says.

A police dog then tracked down two males near the Oldman River where they were seen attempting to gain entry to a cabin and then observed stealing a kayak in an attempt to evade the RCMP down the river.

Taber RCMP with the assistance of PDS took the two males into custody in the river without incident.

Pedro Friesen, 23, and Tristan Wolfe, 24, both from Taber were charged with possession of stolen property, break and enter, theft, and flight from police.

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Both were released from custody, Friesen is scheduled to appear in Taber Provincial Court on September 28, 2021, and Wolfe is scheduled to appear in Taber Provincial Court on September 21, 2021.

Taber RCMP are asking that if any of the public finds a red kayak on the shore of the Oldman River to please notify the Taber RCMP detachment so that it can be returned to its owner.