RED DEER - Three Central Alberta men, including one from Olds, are facing several drug and property-related charges following multiple attempts to evade police capture during a morning pursuit earlier this month.
RCMP Const. Cory Riggs, the public information officer for Red Deer RCMP, said on March 13 the detachment’s General Investigation Section (GIS) located a stolen black Dodge Ram 3500 that had previously fled from police multiple times that morning.
RCMP attempted traffic stops on the suspect vehicle but in each sighting it pulled away, and police disengaged, said Riggs.
Riggs said GIS, with the assistance of several other RCMP units, was able to enter a property located just west of Caroline and arrested three males.
“RCMP Red Deer detachment is committed to crime reduction initiatives and would like to remind residents in Red Deer and surrounding communities to ensure your vehicles, residences and outbuildings are all locked,” said Riggs in the media release on March 22.
As a result of the RCMP investigation four stolen vehicles, including the Dodge Ram 3500, were recovered, said Riggs.
He said Mounties also located three bottles of what is believed to be gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), about 275 grams of methamphetamine, about 105 grams of cocaine and 10 grams of fentanyl.
Devon Tanner, 37, a resident of Olds, has been charged with the following offences:
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl;
• three counts of failing to comply with a release order;
• possession of a prohibited device;
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Mitchell Engler, 37, is a resident of Red Deer but has also resided in Olds, Didsbury and Innisfail in the past. He has been charged with the following offences:
• possession for the purpose of trafficking - gamma-hydroxybutyrate;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking- fentanyl;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking- cocaine;
• possess break-in tools;
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000;
• possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; and
• fail to comply with release order.
Daniel Buehler, 27, of no fixed address, has been charged with the following offences:
• possession for the purpose of trafficking - gamma-hydroxybutyrate;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – methamphetamine;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – fentanyl;
• possession for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine;
• possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine;
• possess break-in tools;
• possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000;
• possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; and
• fail to comply with release order.
All three have been remanded into custody. Tanner is scheduled to appear in court on March 23, with Engler and Buehler appearing on April 6.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2200.
Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the P3 Tips app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
Editor's note: This article has been updated from the original with additional information from RCMP.
