Stolen motor vehicle recovered

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Police are investigating after a stolen motor vehicle was recovered in Spryfield last night.

At 9:39 p.m., police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a SUV in the area of Dentith and Herring Cove Roads after observing the vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. Officers followed the vehicle to the area of Sharleen Court where four youths got out of the vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area. The investigation revealed that the vehicle had been stolen earlier that day.

Multiple police units, along with a K-9, unit conducted a track and located two occupants of the vehicle in the wooded area. Two male youths were taken into custody without incident and were later released without charges. The matter is still under investigation.  

Officers are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or texting a tip - Tip 202 + your message to 274637.