Tire locks fail to stop thieves in Airdrie from stealing trailer carrying motorbikes, ATV

Despite being secured with tire locks, thieves in Airdrie, Alta., made off with a trailer containing three motorbikes and an ATV.

The trailer, carrying three Yamaha dirt bikes and a Can-Am ATV Outlander, was parked behind Dash Auto Graphics and Tinting on East Lake Boulevard in Airdrie,justnorth of Calgary,when it was stolen sometime overnight on Aug. 12.

The trailer was secured with tire locks and was dragged with the left locks in place to a nearby rural area, where it was later recovered. The ATV and dirt bikes remain missing.

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The suspect was driving an older model Dodge Ram truck with side steps, a fifth wheel, and a hitch-mounted RV mud flap. Police say they aren't sure whether the truck being used was stolen.

Okotoks theft

A similar theft took place in Okotoks, just south of Calgary, about 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 16.

Okotoks RCMP say a red Ford pickup truck entered a storage lot and stole a flatbed trailer containing a number of all-terrain vehicles.

The trailer had an Alberta licence plate of T35961 and was storing a green 2007 Kawasaki KSF90A, a black 2016 Polaris Ace 900 SP and a blue 2016 Polaris Phoenix 200.

The truck and trailer were seen in Calgary the following day.

Anyone with information is asked to call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7200, Okotoks RCMP at 403-995-6400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.