RCMP CRU attempted traffic stop leads to dangerous driving and firearm charges

Jun 5, 2023 | 1:08 PM

A Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, attempted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in the downtown core on May 24, after they were seen driving recklessly in the area of 102 Street and 101 Avenue.

The suspicious vehicle then fled from mounties at a high rate of speed, however, he wasn’t pursued due to a risk to public safety.

Instead, officers monitored the suspect from a distance, before apprehending him, after he stopped in the Pinnacle Ridge area.

A search of his vehicle ensued and Mounties turned up a firearm with multiple rounds of ammunition.

A 43-year-old resident of Grande Prairie, Koang Mach has been arrested and charged with 11 offenses, including:

Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
Flight from police
Possession of a firearm or ammunition while prohibited x2
Fail to comply with a release order x3
Careless storage of a firearm
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle x2

Mach was remanded into custody following a judicial release hearing and is expected in court on June 7.

by Tanner Smith