On Saturday January 14, 2012, between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. a white 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer bearing an Alberta licence plate, YYL 448 was stolen from a private address in Calgary on Kerrydale Rd. SW.
This stolen vehicle was later involved in a theft of gas from an Esso gas station in Three Hills on Wednesday January 18 at approximately 2:00 p.m. Three Hills RCMP were able to secure surveillance footage of the theft and the lone male suspect.
The suspect is described as 25-35 years old with a goatee or beard, wearing a black toque, white running shoes, jeans with a torn right knee, black jacket with a green hood showing from under the jacket.
Three Hills RCMP is seeking the public’s help in identifying this suspect. Should anyone have any information regarding the identity of this person or information related to this incident, please contact Three Hills RCMP.
In an effort to help curb property thefts of this nature the public is reminded to keep vehicles parked in high visibility areas when possible and also to consider after-market security devices.