{"id":787912,"date":"2026-07-08T09:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/787912\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:26:12","slug":"calgary-police-man-facing-37-charges-in-stolen-vehicle-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/787912\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary police: Man facing 37 charges in stolen vehicle incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man wanted on 21 warrants and connected to a stolen vehicle incident while evading police is facing charges, Calgary police say.<\/p>\n

It happened on June 17 when the police auto theft team found a stolen 2012 Toyota Corolla in northwest Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

Officers scoped out the location and found a man parking the Corolla inside a garage at a home in Hawkwood the next day.<\/p>\n

After police \u201ccontained\u201d the Hawkwood home, they took the suspect into custody.<\/p>\n

Investigators say a search warrant for the home led them to the stolen Corolla, keys, and the original license plate.<\/p>\n

Dustin Andrew Sklerek, 39, now faces 16 charges alongside 21 outstanding warrants \u2014 one of those for removing his electronic monitoring bracelet.<\/p>\n

The new charges include possession of stolen property over $5,000, driving while prohibited, fraudulent concealment, 10 counts of failure to comply with a release order, and driving an uninsured vehicle. Sklerek was slated for court on Monday.<\/p>\n

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to call them at 403-266-1234 or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers<\/a>\u00a0at 1-800-222-8477.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tCalgary Police Service’s headquarters building in Calgary, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jeff McIntosh <\/p>\n

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