RCMP say a car that was found burning south of Steinbach had been stolen in the Vita area.

Police note the stolen vehicle had been recovered earlier this week in La Broquerie and was taken to a compound. A thief then broke into the compound, stole the vehicle, and left it a location on a municipal road just north of the Friedensfeld Community Centre where it was found burning at 4:00 Thursday morning.

RCMP say there have been a number of vehicle thefts in recent days and ask people to report any suspicious activity to them as soon as possible.