Elk Point RCMP recover $150,000 in stolen property, charge local resident

On May 15, in the course of ongoing property crime investigations, Elk Point RCMP, with support from Bonnyville RCMP, the Eastern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, RCMP Police Dog Services, and K Division Auto Theft Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in the County of St. Paul. The operation resulted in the recovery of allegedly stolen property valued at approximately $150,000, including an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, vertical tillage equipment, and a tractor.  

As a result of the investigation, 46-year-old Leslie Alan Hillebrand, a resident of the County of St. Paul, has been charged with multiple offences, including four counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, possession of a weapon contrary to order, possession of suspected methamphetamine, and altering a vehicle identification number.  

Following a judicial interim release hearing, Hillebrand was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 23 at the Alberta Court of Justice in St. Paul.