Public assists RCMP in Making 3 Arrests in Red Deer County

From Innisfail RCMP -- On 2018-06-02 at approximately 6 pm Innisfail RCMP responded to a report of an abandoned truck and trailer at a rural location on twp rd 362 near RR271 in Red Deer County.    A member of the public had observed individuals in a  red Subaru and a silver GMC truck attempting to  assist in getting the stolen truck and trailer unstuck.   The silver truck was successful in pulling out the truck and trailer and had left the location with both towing them to an oil lease site.   The red Subaru and silver GMC truck then departed the lease site. 

 

Police attended the lease site and observed the truck and trailer parked there.  They confirmed both truck and trailer as stolen.  While investigating further police observed a silver GMC truck begin to pull into the lease site and quickly reverse to leave.  This truck was confirmed as the same one that aided in pulling the stolen truck/trailer out of the ditch.  Police were able to stop the silver GMC truck and arrested three individuals inside for possession of stolen property.  The GMC was search incident to arrest and a loaded firearm among other items were discovered (photo attached).  The investigation continued and all three people are now facing charges, they are identified as  30 year old Natasha Deschambeault of Red Deer Alberta, 28 year old Mark Kennedy of Red Deer, and 32 year old Lester Martin of Lacombe.

 

Natasha Deschambeault has been remanded to appear before a judge in Red Deer provincial court on June 7th 2018.  She has been charged with:

Mark Kennedy has been remanded to appear before a judge in Red Deer provincial court on June 18th, 2018.  He has been charged with:

Lester Martin was released on a promise to appear in Red Deer provincial court July 25, 2018.  He has been charged with :

This is a great example of alert citizens collecting good information to provide to police, and reporting the information right away, their efforts are appreciated.