Alberta truck thief busted after he got stuck in muddy field: RCMP

A man was arrested after he stole this truck and got stuck in a muddy field, Peace River RCMP said. (Credit: RCMP)

A 37-year-old man is in jail after the truck he stole and crashed through a fence got stuck in the mud, RCMP announced Wednesday.

Mounties in Peace River, Alta., were called to a business on Range Road 223 around 3:45 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a break and enter.

"The suspect had driven a stolen vehicle through a fence and had gotten stuck in a muddy field," Const. Julie-Ann Strilaiff wrote in a news release.

"The suspect fled on foot and returned to the business where the break and enter had occurred."

Police found the truck with a damaged ignition and arrested the man when officers went back to the business.

The man, a resident of western Alberta with no fixed address, is facing charges of:

He has been remanded into custody and is set to appear in a Peace River courtroom on Monday.