Interesting Article on the old CBC this morning about rural theft specifically in the Conklin area.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...erta-1.5188314
Quote from the article:
"That's when he started popping shots," Mills recalled. "We're on the phone with the RCMP from Lac La Biche. And I told them, they're heading their way. They should intercept him. And then I said the guy was shooting at us. The officer said 'If you shoot at him, I'm going to charge you with manslaughter. I said I'm not shooting at him. He's shooting at us.'"
The thieves have all of the advantages. No fear of the law or the land owner.
And then when they get caught they burn down the victims house....
Rural Theft
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