Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit recover stolen vehicle and make arrest
On July 22, 2024, the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit located a Ford F150 reported stolen from Edmonton, Alta. While officers were covertly following the vehicle and attempting to coordinate its safe recovery, they observed a Wetaskiwin County Peace Officers attempt to conduct a traffic stop with the stolen truck. The vehicle subsequently fled at a high rate of speed. With the assistance of Camrose City Police, Leduc RCMP, and Maskwacis RCMP, the vehicle was found abandoned. A short time later, the suspect was located.
Wetaskiwin RCMP have charged Maskwacis resident Isaiah Okeynan (28), with:
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
- Flight from Police
- Dangerous Operation of motor vehicle
- Drive while unauthorized
Okeynan was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date currently set for Jan. 24, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Wetaskiwin.
Cpl. Troy Savinkoff
Alberta RCMP
