RCMP name 3 people charged after discovering U-Haul full of stolen cheques, document-forging tools
Suspicious vehicle complaint in Airdrie resulted in 282 charges
Alberta RCMP have named the three people charged with a total of 282 offences, after police say they were arrested with a van full of stolen papers and document-forging equipment in Airdrie.
Police responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint at 8 a.m. on June 27, when they found three people attempting to scrape the decals off a U-Haul van parked on Big Hill Springs Road, west of Range Road 13.
The three people charged are:
- Shawn Patrick Corliss, 29, of Calgary.
- Hayley Elizabeth McGowan, 23, of Calgary.
- Taylor Leigh Admussen, 19, of Edmonton.
Each is facing 94 charges. All three have been released on a recognizance to appear in provincial court in Airdrie on July 26.
More than 40 crimes solved, police say
Items found inside the van included break-in tools; firearms and ammunition; drugs; stolen mail, IDs and cheques; and equipment for forging fake documents.
"A concerned citizen taking the time to call in what they believed to be a suspicious vehicle has resulted in the solving of over 40 crimes committed throughout Rocky View County, Airdrie, Calgary, Chestermere, and Okotoks," said Const. Dan Martin of Airdrie RCMP in a release.
The charges the three suspects are facing include:
- Possession of stolen property over $5,000.
- Possession of stolen property under $5,000 (the stolen documents and IDs).
- Possession of controlled substances.
- Forgery.
- Possession of a loaded firearm.
- Possession of break-in tools.
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