By Shane Clausing

stolen vehicle investigation

Male arrested following stolen vehicle investigation in Peace River

Mar 30, 2021 | 3:07 PM

The Peace River RCMP have arrested a male following an investigation into a stolen vehicle from a local business.

On March 23, the Peace River RCMP responded to a break and enter into a business located on 101 Street in Peace River where a vehicle had been stolen.

After the initial complaint, RCMP received a call of a suspicious vehicle in Brownvale, and RCMP believed it was the stolen vehicle from Peace River. The investigation, with the assistance of the RCMP’s Western Alberta Crime Reduction Unit helped police identify the suspect.

The following day, a witness in Fairview observed the suspect lighting a vehicle on fire.

Police were called and it was determined the vehicle being lit on fire was in fact the stolen vehicle from the break and enter in Peace River.

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The suspect fled on foot and was eventually located and arrested on a property in Fairview.

The RCMP Police Dog Services, the RCMP helicopter, Fairview RCMP and Peace River RCMP helped in locating the suspect.

Malcolm Testawich, a 37-year-old with no fixed address has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5000, arson and flight from police

Testawich was remanded into custody following a Judicial Interim Release hearing and is scheduled to appear in Peace River Provincial Court on April 14.