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An RCMP helicopter and dog team helped collar three men after a crime spree northeast of Edmonton.

A joint effort was launched earlier this week by the St. Paul RCMP and Eastern Alberta District Rural Crime Reduction Unit (EADRCRU) with help from Cold Lake Police Dog Services (PDS) and RCMP Air Services to halt property crime offenders striking locations across the Lakeland area, said Mounties in a news release this week.

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An anonymous tip Monday led RCMP to a stolen truck in Saddle Lake, where a traffic stop was attempted.

When the truck driver sped away, an RCMP helicopter took over from the air. The driver eventually stopped and several occupants fled on foot before the chopper’s tactical flight officer (TFO) organized officers on the ground to intercept the suspects.

The helicopter continued to hover over the stolen vehicle before the driver sped away into St. Paul County.

The chopper’s TFO then co-ordinated a successful spike belt deployment by an EADRCRU member on an isolated road.