A 61-year-old Lashburn man is facing seven theft charges after what RCMP are calling a lengthy investigation into theft of crude oil from several Northwest locations.
The North Battleford Provincial General Investigation Section, in conjunction with the Maidstone RCMP detachment as well as several other RCMP Detachments were in the investigation into a series of large scale crude oil thefts in the Maidstone, Lloydminster, Cut Knife and Kitscoty, Alta. areas.
Police say the investigation spanned several months.
Bruce Russell Hardy was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with seven counts of theft over $5,000, a criminal code offence.
Hardy is scheduled for his first appearance in court Feb. 23 at 10 a.m., in Lloydminster Provincial Court.
