Wednesday morning, the Battlefords RCMP Detachment reported having received several complaints in relation to 12 stolen vehicles that had occurred in the previous 48 hours throughout the city and rural area.
All of them had the keys left inside by the owners.
Of the 12 stolen, 11 have been recovered, many of them severely damaged or burned. A black Chevrolet Suburban with Saskatchewan licence plate 318 ISA remains missing.
Currently, one male youth is in custody in relation to the vehicle thefts and charges are pending. These investigations are ongoing.
RCMP once again encourage the public to lock up their belongings, not to leave items of value laying around and remove all keys from inside vehicles.
If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Battlefords RCMP Detachment at 306-446-1720 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a tip via their website: http://saskcrimestoppers.com/ or text in a tip: TIP206 + your tip to CRIMES (274637).
