Two people are facing a long list of charges after a stolen vehicle's OnStar system tipped police off.
On Tuesday, Dec. 13 at around 10 a.m., police received a report from OnStar of a stolen vehicle headed from Okotoks to Calgary.
OnStar tracked the vehicle remotely and activated its hazard lights.
The two suspects soon stopped the vehicle in a parking lot and fled on foot, dumping a loaded firearm into a nearby snowbank.
Police pursued and apprehended both suspects.
The suspects and vehicle were searched, and police found stolen credit cards, I.Ds, and a sawed-off shotgun with ammunition.
Adrienne Elizabeth Visser (25) is facing the following charges:
- Two counts of careless storage of a firearm
- One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- One count of unauthorized possession of firearm in a motor vehicle
- One count of possession of a loaded firearm
- One count of possession of body armour
- One count of possession of stolen property over $5,000
- Three counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000
- One count of possession of identification
- Eight counts of possession of stolen credit cards
- Two counts of failure to comply with a release order
- One count of possession of break-in instruments
- 22 outstanding warrants
Dalton Bennett Winnipeg-Darling (23) is facing the following charges:
- One count of motor vehicle theft
- One count of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- One count of possession of a prohibited firearm
- One count of possession of a loaded firearm
- Three counts of possession of a weapon contrary to prohibition order
- One count of possession of crystal meth
- One count of possession of body armour
- One count of driving while disqualified
- 12 counts of failure to comply with a release order
- One count of possession of break-in instruments
- Seven outstanding warrants
Anyone with further information on the incident is asked to contact the Calgary Police Service at (403) 266-1234.
You can also reach Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1 (800) 222-8477, or at www.calgarycrimestoppers.org.