Consort RCMP investigate theft at post office – multiple RCMP Detachments involved

March 6, 2020
Veteran, Alberta

News release

This morning at approximately 5:37 a.m., Consort RCMP responded to theft of mail from a post office in Veteran.

A suspect SUV was identified and several RCMP Detachments including Vegreville, Viking and Killam attempted to contain the vehicle.

RCMP were coordinating containment, the vehicle was located at approximately 8:30 a.m., heavily damaged and was believed to have driven off an embankment north of Chipman, Alta.

The two adult male occupants suffered serious life-threatening injuries. One was transported via STARS and the other via EMS to an Edmonton hospital.

The Director of Law Enforcement has been notified and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision and actions of police. The RCMP will continue to investigate the events leading up to the collision.

The Alberta RCMP will not be commenting further on this incident. All media inquiries about this incident should now be directed to ASIRT at 780-641-9099.

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Contact information

Corporal Ronald Bumbry
Media Relations Officer
780-645-8880

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