Stolen vehicle rams police car, more suspects sought after

Two charged, more information to come.

Police are looking for more suspects after a pair of vehicle thefts in Bonnyville on Thursday.

At roughly 6:00am on Thursday, Feb. 23, Bonnyville RCMP said unknown culprits were driving around town in a stolen white Ford Explorer SUV scoping out running vehicles in parking lots.  

They located a white International truck bearing licence plate A12994 left unlocked, running with the keys in the ignition in a parking lot in the 6400 block of 50th Ave.   

Video surveillance shows one culprit exiting the stolen SUV, entering the International truck and driving away all within seconds, police said. 

Later that day, the Explorer was found near Fishing Lake around noon and rammed a police vehicle.

Bonnyville and Elk Point RCMP, Eastern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit, Police Dog Services and K Division Air Services, were involved in the arrest of a 23 year old male and female. 

The charges are not yet sworn, so police could not reveal the identity of those accused yet.

The International truck was located abandoned several hours later by Cold Lake RCMP on Range Road 420 near Township Road 620.  

Anyone with information on the theft of the International truck or the culprits who stole it is urged to contact the Bonnyville RCMP at 780-343-7200. 

More to follow.