Bashaw RCMP arrest and charge suspect who fled from police

August 28, 2020
Bashaw, Alberta

News release

On August 25, 2020 at 4:15 p.m., Bashaw RCMP received a call of a sighting of a stolen pick-up truck in Ponoka County, Alta. RCMP support units from Bashaw, Ponoka, Wetaskiwin and Maskwacis Detachments responded to the area in an effort to locate the vehicle.

RCMP received updated information that the suspect driver of the stolen vehicle then stole a firearm and wallet from an unlocked vehicle in Camrose County, Alta. Additional resources that included RCMP Air Services, Central Alberta District (CAD) Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), Wetaskiwin CRU and Ponoka General Investigation Section (GIS) were deployed to assist.

The suspect travelled through several jurisdictions, abandoning the stolen pick-up truck and stealing several other unlocked pick-up trucks, left with the keys in the ignitions, as he evaded responding police. Additional RCMP supports were deployed that included the RCMP Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services.

As a result of the escalating risk of the driving pattern and high speeds of the suspect, the suspect temporarily eluded investigators. Due to the length of time that this situation continued, RCMP Air Services required refuelling and lost sight of the suspect. Efforts to locate the suspect vehicle on August 25, 2020, continued; however, were unsuccessful and continued the following day.

Following further investigation, on August 26, 2020, CAD CRU obtained and executed a search warrant to effect the suspect's arrest at a residence at approximately 8 pm.

The suspect, Cody Alan Feil (32) from Ponoka, is charged with 36 criminal code offences related to the criminal flight from police and traffic safety act charges. Feil was also wanted on 5 outstanding warrants of arrest from various jurisdictions at the time of his arrest.

Following a judicial hearing, Feil was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Wetaskiwin Provincial Court on Sept. 8, 2020.

As a result of the coordinated efforts of the Bashaw, Stettler, Ponoka, Ponoka GIS and CAD CRU RCMP units, nine stolen vehicles involved in this incident were recovered.

"The Bashaw RCMP are aware of the increased activity during our important harvest time but please remain vigilant and remove keys from vehicles and secure your property to prevent incidents of theft," says Bashaw Detachment Commander Sergeant Bruce Holliday. "Together we can make a difference in crime prevention in our rural communities!"

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Contact information

Corporal Deanna Fontaine
Media Relations Officer
Alberta RCMP Media Relations Group
780-995-7310

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