A string of vehicle thefts and an attempted break-in that ended after homeowners shot at the failed intruder — all within an eight-hour span — has led to a 27-year-old man's arrest, Manitoba RCMP say.

A white Ford F-250 was reported stolen from a property on Highway 9 in the rural municipality of Gimli at 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 20, police said in a news release on Monday.

Officers who went to the property found an abandoned vehicle that had been reported stolen from Britannia Close in Selkirk, Man., earlier that morning.

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The stolen Ford F-250 was spotted multiple times and reported to police throughout the day, with callers saying the pickup truck was "seen causing mischief" to properties and driving dangerously in the Interlake ar

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