(The Canadian Press)

By Justin Goulet

Stolen property found during routine traffic stop

Oct 3, 2020 | 12:41 PM

FORT MACLEOD, AB – What at first seemed like a routine traffic stop turned out to be more earlier this week.

On September 29, the Alberta RCMP Traffic Unit – Lethbridge and Fort Macleod RCMP, conducted a stop for a vehicle that had a broken tail light.

A 26-year-old female driver was issued several tickets for violations under the Traffic Safety Act and Regulations, including:

• Operating an uninsured motor vehicle
• Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
• Displaying an unauthorized license plate on a motor vehicle
• Defective tail lamp

Subsequently, the owner of the vehicle, a 32-year-old woman who was a passenger at the time of the stop, was arrested when stolen property was identified in the vehicle.

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She was released on a promise to appear in Fort Macleod Provincial Court at a later date. She faces several charges, including:

• Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose
• Possession of break in instruments
• Possession of property obtained by crime (three counts)
• Possession of stolen identity documents (two counts)

The incident remains under investigation.