Three Barrhead residents are among five people charged following a business break-in that saw police seize two stolen vehicles and a variety of drugs.
On Oct 3, 2023, at 9:15 a.m. Westlock RCMP were notified of a break and enter to a local business where two pickup trucks were stolen.
According to Mounties, one of the pickups had tracking services which were utilized and provided its location to police. Westlock RCMP along with the assistance of Parkland RCMP, Mornville RCMP, Barrhead RCMP, and Westlock Traffic Services were engaged and located both vehicles and arrested the occupants.
Police say a search of the vehicles resulted in the seizure of 22.05 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 6.78 grams of suspected heroin, and 5 ml of suspected fentanyl.
As a result of that investigation, Ryan Calvin Grant, 40, a resident of Busby, AB, Wallace Arthur Millar, 40, Charlotte Gileen Mills, 38, and Rodney Wendell Prince, 56, residents of Barrhead, AB, have been jointly charged with:
- Mischief over $5,000
- Possession of break in tools
- Possession of stolen property
RCMP say Prince and Mills were also charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine
- Possession for the purpose if trafficking heroin
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl
Trina Mae Paul, 31, a resident of Alberta, has been charged with:
- Mischief over $5,000
- Possession of break in tools
- Possession of stolen property
- Flight from peace officer
- Assault on peace officer
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- Fail to comply
After Judicial Interim Release Hearings, RCMP say all were remanded into custody to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on Oct. 4, 2023.
