Trials booked for pair charged in forcible confinement, weapons and stolen property investigation
Trial dates have been scheduled for two of three men charged following a drugs and stolen property bust in north Red Deer earlier this year.
RCMP from Red Deer and Sylvan Lake RCMP, ALERT and the Alberta RCMP Explosive Device Unit were involved in the searches on April 6 and April 13.
The searches came following an investigation into a report of forcible confinement alleged to have taken place in mid-April in Red Deer when a man was held against his will at a residence by several men who were known to him. Police say the investigation evolved to include a search for numerous firearms that had been stolen in a series of break and enters and other property crimes in the area.
The investigation also resulted in further charges being laid with relation to several break and enter files in Sylvan Lake and Red Deer earlier in April. Recovered property included credit and debit cards, cheques and other personal documents from crimes committed in Boyle, Blackfalds and area, Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Red Deer County and Bonnyville, and included property linked to thefts from numerous businesses in Red Deer and surrounding area.