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Two locals arrested after spike belt take down
On February 21, Cranbrook RCMP received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 3/93, heading east towards Cranbrook from the Jaffray area.
A member of the East Kootenay Traffic Services RCMP located the vehicle travelling towards Cranbrook from that area. The officer discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen from Alberta. Upon the officer initiating a traffic stop, the suspect vehicle began to accelerate in an attempt to flee from police.
A spike belt was used to disable the vehicle, which came to a stop on Highway 93/95 near the Fort Steele interchange and two persons were taken into custody without incident, reported S/Sgt. Hector Lee, Cranbrook RCMP Detachment commander.
Located in the stolen vehicle were firearms that had been stolen from a break and enter from a rural residence, one which was a loaded handgun, and a substantial amount of controlled substances, cash and other items that provide evidence of the following charges: Possession of Stolen Property; Possession of a Controlled Substance for the purpose of trafficking; and Possession of a restricted weapon and other firearm offences.
In custody are a 26-year-old male from Fernie and a 21-year-old female from Cranbrook. No officers or members from the general public were injured as a result of this dangerous incident.
Cranbrook RCMP are continuing to investigate this matter with the support of the RCMP East Kootenay Traffic Services and Elk Valley RCMP.
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