卡城4人冒充买车借试驾盗车 被指控
原始发布日期： 2015-11-17 发布者：虫子字变大 字变小
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卡城4名年轻人冒充买车的人，通过Kijiji广告，与车主取得联系，并要求试开，借试驾把车给开跑。卡城警方向4人提出了60多项指控。他们涉嫌在试驾车时把车给偷走了，金额超过$30万。他们所偷的车有皮卡、轿车和豪华车。The thieves were contacting victims through Kijiji and meeting them for a test driveBy: Lucie EdwardsonAnton Vlooswyk said he remembers the moment he knew things weren’t right when attempting to sell his Range Rover to a man he’d met through Kijiji in early September. After meeting the potential buyer in a public parking lot, Vlooswyk said the man convinced him to get out of the car to help him check to see if the back-up camera was working. “I had one foot out of the vehicle and that’s when I knew there was something wrong, because he pinned it and it was gone,” he said. Vlooswyk said he was initially angry and tried to chase after the speeding vehicle. “I leapt over this hedge and then stopped because I realize, ‘what can I do against this vehicle that is speeding away? Jump on the hood, punch through the window?’ There was really no other option other than to let it go,” he said. Now, after months of not knowing, Vlooswyk said he is excited to hear the police have laid charges in relation to the theft of his vehicle as well as six others. “It’s unfortunate they haven’t recovered the vehicles, but it’s something that it’s one step at least in the right direction because thousands of people sell cars on Kijiji everyday, and it should be a safe place to sell a vehicle,” he said. Acting Det. Bruce Brown said the case came onto his radar in mid-August. “There was a theft of a Bentley that had occurred, and from that investigation I started to realize that there was a connection between several vehicles being stolen,” he said. Brown said they were making contact on Kijiji and meeting them for a test-drive, which allowed them the opportunity to steal the vehicles. In one instance another victim was pinned under his Range Rover after it slipped on its side while the thief tried to flee. Vlooswyk said the man who stole his vehicle had a bandage on his neck and a sling on his arm, which Brown said the thief stole to conceal a tattoo that would identify him. Four people are now facing charges in relation to the thefts. Alexandre Alfred Beck-Quenneville, 23, of Calgary is facing 10 counts possession of stolen property under $5,000, ten counts of breaching a court order, 9 counts of theft under $5,000, nine counts of operating a motor vehicle without insurance, six counts of possession of stolen property over theft of a motor vehicle, and conspiracy to commit theft of a motor vehicle. Kirk Leslie Naziel, 28, of Calgary is charged with six counts of theft of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit theft of a motor vehicle hit and run causing injury, dangerous driving causing bodily harm and possession of a controlled substance. 
Kirk Naziel Christina Louise Ramchuk, 26, of Calgary is facing three counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. 
Christina Ramchuk Lacey Victoria Cecile Tiedemann, 22, of Calgary is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, uttering a forged document, altering a vehicle identification number and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. 
Lacey Tiedemann Vlooswyk said hindsight is 20/20, but by looking back he would do a few things differently. “I could’ve gotten a copy of his drivers licence and taken a photo of that, or asked for some sort of proof of insurance on his own vehicle, those types of things, maybe getting a little more information. I thought I had enough with his cell phone number and meeting in a public location, and being on security camera, but that’s not enough if you’re dealing with someone who is in the business of stealing cars.” |
