Leader staff

The Slave Lake RCMP have noticed an increase in break and enters into sheds and other property lately. They are asking the public to be vigilant and to report anything that they feel is out of the ordinary. They are also advising not to store keys inside vehicles. Secure your belongings and lock up your property, they add.

RCMP are also looking for help locating a stolen 2021 white Ford pickup truck with Alberta plate CHN 0465. This vehicle was stolen out of Falher, AB. If anyone sees this vehicle, please call Slave Lake RCMP at (780) 849-3045.

Hwy. 44 crash

What appeared to be a three-vehicle crash on Hwy. 2 on Oct. 5 was really two separate incidents.

According to regional fire chief Alex Pavcek, it started at about 5 p.m. on Oct. 4, when a truck carrying plywood (or veneer) hit the ditch, rolled and lost its load.

The next morning, two pickup trucks collided at the same spot. It seems likely one was slowing down to take a look at the clean-up operation going on in the ditch, and was hit from behind.

One of the pickup drivers was taken to hospital in Westlock. Pavcek figures the driver of the transport truck was quite lucky to not have been badly injured. Traffic was still being affected as late as the afternoon of Oct. 5