An Olds man faces more criminal charges after allegedly stealing vehicles wile out on bail conditions related to his arrest in connection with a drug and stolen property seizure in early September.
When Olds RCMP didn't find Thomas Thorne, 20, at his residence Sept. 27 during a curfew check, a warrant was issued for his arrest for failing to comply with the conditions of an undertaking.
Police allege that overnight on Sept. 27, Thorne stole a motorhome from the Olds area, a Ford Excursion in a separate incident and a red 2005 Dodge Caravan from east of Olds on September 29. Also on Sept. 29, police say Thorne stole a silver 2007 Freightliner which was involved in a rollover southeast of Bowden on Twp. Rd. 34.2 and Rge. Rd. 28.2.
The Caravan was later recovered by the Three Hills detachment, where police say Thorne ditched the Caravan from a rural area near Trochu and stole a white 2000 Ford F-150.
The Ford truck was spotted the next day in the Pine Lake area, where he allegedly eluded Innisfail police. Thorne was arrested on Oct. 1 and subsequently made a court appearance via closed circuit television. His charges have been set over to Oct. 15.
Thorne has been charged with numerous offences related to the theft incidents that took place in late September.
Thorne is facing three theft of vehicle charges, four charges of failing to comply with an undertaking and one count of possession of stolen property related to incidents in Olds, one theft of a vehicle, one count of flight from police and one public mischief charge in Innisfail and one count of theft over $5,000 related to an incident in Three Hills.
He is also facing unrelated charges from a police raid on an Olds residence in early September.
Five people were charged in a raid on a a residence in Silverthorne Close Sept. 5.
Thorne, Chris Lerch, 41, Samantha Thorne, 23, Shawna Carr, 19, and a 17-year-old female have charged after about 78 grams of cocaine, 300 grams of cannabis, plus ecstacy and Percocet tablets were seized by Olds RCMP.
In addition, more than $10,000 worth of Canadian currency was seized.
In that raid, Thomas Thorne was charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance, theft of a motor vehicle, theft of a cellular telephone, one count driving while disqualified and one count of failing to comply with a probation order.
The initial search warrant related to the theft of an iPhone.
The victim of the iPhone theft came to the detachment and reported the theft of her vehicle and iPhone, but using the Find iPhone app, the victim told police it was at the residence where the search warrant was executed. The iPhone was found by police in the vehicle at the address in question.
