Alberta RCMP Traffic Units locate wanted male in stolen vehicle

On Jan. 26, 2024, multiple RCMP traffic units and detachments, including Vermillion, St. Paul and Bonnyville, were conducting an impaired driving check stop on Highway 41, at the intersection of Highway 657, near Kehewin First Nations. Just before 10:00 p.m., a vehicle that was determined to be stolen entered the check stop, and the occupants were subsequently arrested.

“Alberta RCMP Traffic is committed to enhancing public safety by reducing harmful and hazardous behaviours on Alberta roadways through strategic partnerships, enforcement, education and crime reduction initiatives” says Staff Sergeant Marcel Montgomery of the Alberta RCMP Traffic St. Paul/Vermilion.

As a result of the investigation, 31-year-old Saddle Lake resident Darius John Brertton, was charged with the following:

• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000;
• Possession of a controlled substance: methamphetamine;
• Identity fraud;
• Disobeying an order of the court; and
• Obstructing a peace officer (x2).

Brertton was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is to appear on Feb. 1, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul.