Three people are facing charges connected to identity theft and fraud.
According to Grande Prairie RCMP officials, officers determined the plates of a Kia Sportage were stolen after running them last Wednesday. When police attempted a traffic stop the vehicle is said to have fled the scene.
The next day members of the Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit spotted the vehicle in a residential driveway and brought in the Grande Prairie Rural General Investigation Section for assistance. According to officials officers blocked the vehicle from leaving when two people got into it to leave; police arrested the pair.
During their investigation officers are reported to have found the vehicle was purchased using a loan fraudulently obtained through identity theft. Police say along with the pair they arrested at the scene, a third suspect was identified but has not been arrested.
According to police a 21-year-old and 26-year-old have both been arrested and face charges connected to fraud over $5,000 and identity fraud. As well police have issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Hythe resident Dwayne Olson who faces similar charges.
