By Sheena Roszell

Two men arrested after attempted ATV theft

Mar 2, 2018 | 10:29 AM

Two men have been arrested after police say they tried to steal an ATV from a rural property near Valleyview.

On Tuesday morning, just before 11 a.m., a neighbour reported seeing two male suspects stealing an ATV.

The pair took the ATV, drove it through fields, crashed it, got stuck and fled on foot before they were eventually caught.

28-year-old Michael Stemmler and 32-year-old Brennan Wishart face multiple charges including Breaking and Entering, Possession of Stolen Property and Flight from Police. 

Stemmler was remanded into custody and Wishart was released on $2000 cash bail with conditions.

RCMP are crediting local residents for their help tracking the suspects.

“This incident highlighted a great partnership between the property owners in this community and the RCMP members dispatched to investigate this complaint” says Staff Sergeant Carolin Respet, Valleyview RCMP Detachment Commander.  “We thank these alert citizens for providing us information and then allowing us to safely do our job.  Disrupting the activities of criminals, particularly repeat offenders, is a crucial component to our Crime Reduction Strategy.”