Police release sketch of pickup truck thief [Video]

Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a number of truck thefts last month.

An unidentified man arrived in the area of 91 Street and 71 Avenue around 6:30 a.m. on March 17 in a stolen 2003 Ford F-350.

He reportedly got out of the truck and stole a different 2003 Ford F-350.

Police say for the next several hours he drove through south Edmonton, Beaver County and Strathcona County and stole four other Ford trucks of varying models.

“The suspect would arrive in a stolen Ford and would then steal another unoccupied Ford truck on scene,” a Friday news release said.

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During one of the thefts, the man reportedly confronted someone with a knife, but no injuries were reported.

On March 18, police got a report of a stolen 2001 Ford F-350 …