Mayerthorpe man faces charges following seizure of 52 trail research cameras
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A Mayerthorpe man faces charges following the seizure of 52 stolen trail cameras.
A Mayerthorpe man faces charges following the seizure of 52 stolen trail cameras.
On Oct. 18, 2021, Sundre RCMP got a complaint from the Help Alberta Wildies Society that 10 research trail cameras were stolen from the Williams Creed area.
Since receiving that first complaint, the same area was targeted three more times.
On Feb.6, 2022, 30 trail cameras were swiped. On March 6, one month later, 43 cameras were reported stolen, with an estimated replacement cost of around $17,000.
One year later, on March 6, 2023, Sundre RCMP received a complaint that 54 research trail cameras, with a replacement value estimated at $12,500, had been stolen.
That brought the total number of stolen cameras to 135.
On March 9, with assistance from the Mayerthorpe RCMP, officers searched a residence in Mayterthorpe, where they recovered 52 of the cameras.
