Ponoka RCMP recover stolen property valued over $80,000

Emily Jaycox
Dec. 22, 2020 4:30 p.m.
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The Ponoka RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), along with members from Ponoka and Maskwacis detachments executed a search warrant on a rural property in Ponoka County in the evening of Dec. 17.

A 2019 CAT Skid Steer Loader with a 2019 Dump Trailer was recovered as a result of the search warrant.

Both pieces of equipment were reported stolen out of Edmonton on Nov. 16, 2020. The total value of the recovered property is $89,000.

Charges for possession of stolen property over $5,000 are pending.

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