Police continue to investigate the events of early Sunday morning where RCMP received upwards of 13 complaints from residents of the valley related to theft and damage to property.
The Mail reported on the theft of a truck and trailer during this period of time, however, it appears on that evening the police had their hands full.
“We are looking into all of these calls and gathering all the evidence,” said Sergeant Kevin Charles. “We are plugging away on all of these files.”
Shortly before 4 a.m. on July 24, RCMP received a complaint of erratic driving in East Coulee. While police were responding to this initial call, five more calls for service were received. These were related to driving complaints within East Coulee and near the Hoodoo Campground. The suspect vehicle was reported to be speeding and spinning its tires. There were reports of loud noises and damages to property, possibly caused by collisions.
It is believed that this truck was the one stolen from Midland and found burning in a back alley near the Canalta Jurassic Hotel.
Over the next few hours, another five more calls for service were received regarding damage to property in the east part of the valley. There were damages to a gate, an oil and gas site and property at the Atlas Coal Mine. There was also damage to a vehicle at the Hoodoo Campground.
Charles tells inSide Drumheller, they are actively working on the file and believe the culprits may be just passing though.
“Of course we have our local criminals who make bad decisions but this isn’t a case of locals preying on locals. A lot of our property crime is travelling criminals,” he said.
Police are actively investigating all of these complaints and would ask anyone who witnessed any of these events to please call Drumheller RCMP at 403-823-7590 if you have not yet spoken with an officer.
