Suspect arrested in southern Alberta tire fraud
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The RCMP and Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) have arrested a man in connection to a series of fraudulent purchases involving tires.
They say six businesses in southern Alberta received phone or online orders for BF Goodrich K02 275/60/R20 tires.
In each instance, police say eight-to-12 tires would be purchased and a man would pick them up the next day in a U-Haul van. However, the credit card purchases were allegedly fraudulent.
A total of 150 tires were recovered from two storage lockers following a series of searches on August 22, 2024.