A repeat offender was arrested after a stolen tractor worth about $50,000 was recovered following a brief pursuit that ended in a field near Cold Lake.
Cold Lake RCMP said officers received a report on Jan. 5 that a Kubota tractor had been stolen from Cold Lake First Nations. On Jan. 28, police located the tractor in motion and attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled.
With assistance from Alberta RCMP Real Time Operations, Police Dog Services, the Crime Reduction Unit, Eastern Alberta District CRU, and Alberta RCMP Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, officers tracked the tractor to a field where it became stuck. Police then moved in and made an arrest.
As a result of the investigation, Jeremy Scanie, 38, of Cold Lake First Nations, has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, break and enter, obstructing police, mischief under $5,000, failure to stop, failure to comply with a probation condition, and failure to comply with a court order.
Scanie was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice in Cold Lake on Feb. 9, 2026.
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