Guns, medieval axe seized from U-Haul in eastern Alberta
Police seized a number of weapons and a stack of stolen mail on Tuesday after originally attending a call about stolen fuel.
Bonnyville RCMP got a call from the owner of a rural property on Highway 881 around 8:15 a.m. complaining of a U-Haul on his property, and three people he believed had been stealing fuel.
The suspects fled the scene in the U-Haul before police arrived, but according to RCMP, officers located the vehicle on Highway 660 near Franchere, Alta.
While Mounties were talking to the occupants, they spotted a crossbow and gun case, and the three people inside were arrested without incident.
A search of the U-Haul uncovered a rifle, crossbow, composite bows, a long-gun pellet gun, an airsoft pistol, and a medieval-style axe.
A stack of mail belonging to resident of Warspite, Alta., was also found in the U-Haul.
Investigators say it was stolen from the Smoky Lake post office Tuesday morning.
Police say there was not enough evidence to charge the trio with theft of fuel, but a number of other charges have been laid.
A 40-year-old man from Cold Lake has been charged with possession of weapons contrary to order and possession of a firearm while unauthorized.
He is scheduled to appear in Bonnyville Provincial Court on Dec. 6.
A 42-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both residents of Bonnyville, are charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm.
They are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 1.
The 27-year-old woman has also been charged with possession of matters stolen from mail.
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