ATHABASCA – An Edson-area man will be spending Christmas in a cell after he allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle into a grader in the Slave Lake area.
In the early hours of Dec. 5, Athabasca RCMP officers responded to a commercial alarm at a local car dealership, where they discovered a customer’s vehicle had been stolen from the lot.
The Mounties were able to track the stolen vehicle through Wabasca, and into the Town of Slave Lake, where the driver of the vehicle collided. The man was arrested without further incident.
Caleb Howson, 30, faces charges for breaking and entering, mischief, theft of a truck, flight from a peace officer, dangerous driving, resisting arrest, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and three counts of failing to comply with a release order.
Howson was remanded into custody, and is scheduled to appear in the Athabasca Court of Justice on Jan. 13. His charges have not been proven in court.
Anyone with additional information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Athabasca RCMP at 780-675-5122. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
