It’s not exactly a typical getaway vehicle.
Airdrie RCMP have laid charges following a burglary at a commercial business, where the culprits stole a garbage truck to avoid arrest.
Police were called to the business in the East Lake area around 1:30 a.m. Monday, where they said a man and woman broke in to take the keys to two vehicles parked outside.
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The suspects fled in the vehicles – one of which was the garbage truck. They eventually abandoned it near Crossfield and continued north on the QEII highway.
Officers managed to deploy a spike belt near Innisfail and arrested the pair.
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Juan David Gomez, 27, and Tash-Leigh Maceachern, 32, both of Red Deer, face multiple charges each, including burglary, theft and mischief.
They are expected in Airdrie court on Thursday.
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