By Sheldon Spackman

Hot spot targets lead to arrests by City Mounties

May 7, 2018 | 3:06 PM

Red Deer RCMP made a number of arrests while conducting proactive patrols in areas known for criminal activity, and located numerous suspects who were wanted on outstanding warrants.

RCMP made more arrests while conducting compliance checks on individuals known to have court imposed conditions such as curfews; these strategies are key to Red Deer’s Pinpoint crime reduction focus on repeat offenders and emerging issues.

Red Deer RCMP made more arrests thanks to reports from the public regarding suspicious activity, and thank Red Deerians for their continued support and vigilance.

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At 9 p.m. on May 5, RCMP responded to a report of a personal robbery after a man allegedly robbed a woman of her sunglasses at knifepoint in the area of 50 Street and 51 Avenue. RCMP responded immediately and located the suspect nearby on foot; he was arrested after a brief foot chase.

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Zachary John Wahobin, 21, faces charges of robbery with weapon, two counts of resist/ obstruct peace officer, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose and fail to comply with probation. Wahobin was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on May 7 and is scheduled to appear next on May 23.

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Shortly before 3 p.m. on May 4, Red Deer RCMP located a truck that had been stolen out of Blackfalds and used On Star to track it as the truck moved through Red Deer. When it was safe to do so, RCMP had On Star shut down the truck in the Normandeau neighbourhood and arrested the male driver after a brief foot chase. RCMP located two stolen bicycles in the back of the truck and seized what is believed to be heroin, crystal meth and marijuana, as well as pepper spray, a knife and break-in tools.

Bryan Anthony Penso, 29, faces several charges for driving offences and possession of drugs and stolen property. He is due to appear in court again on May 14.

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At 5:45 a.m. on May 2, Red Deer RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a business in north Red Deer after a witness reported observing a male suspect climbing over a fence to access the business. RCMP responded immediately and arrested the suspect without incident.

A 30-year-old man faces a charge of break and enter and is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on June 26.

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At 6:30 p.m., RCMP attended a store in response to a report of a shoplifter, and arrested a woman who was found to be in possession of a number of stolen items and was wanted on numerous outstanding warrants.

Taylor Watkins-Paul, 23, was wanted on 21 warrants out of Innisfail, Red Deer and Canmore for multiple counts of possession of stolen property, failing to comply with conditions and failing to appear in court, as well as three traffic charges of driving without insurance. She now faces an additional charge of theft under $5,000 and two counts of failing to comply with conditions. Watkins-Paul was remanded to appear in court on May 4 and is scheduled to appear again on May 11.

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At 9:30 p.m. on April 30, RCMP responded to a report of suspicious activity in a north-end industrial parking lot and located a suspect who was found to be breaching court-imposed conditions, including a curfew.

Austin Joseph Pollock, 19, faces two counts of fail to comply with conditions. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 29.

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Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 30, RCMP responded to a report of suspicious activity in a vehicle parked in Oriole Park. On arrival, RCMP located a suspect in the car who was wanted on outstanding warrants and was in possession of what is believed to be methamphetamine.

Tyler James Nugent, 25, was wanted on four warrants out of Red Deer for impaired driving, driving over 0.08, failing to attend court and a traffic charge; he was wanted on five warrants out of Sundre for impaired driving, driving while unauthorized, and several other traffic charges, and another warrant out of Didsbury for failing to attend court. Nugent now faces an additional charge of Possession of methamphetamine. He is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on May 18.

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Shortly before 2:30 a.m. on April 29, RCMP on patrol in downtown Red Deer located a suspect who was wanted on two outstanding warrants for breaching his probation. At the time of his arrest, RCMP determined that he was further breaching his probation. In addition to his warrants, 39-year-old Devlin Brighar faced a new charge of breach of probation. He appeared in court in Red Deer on May 4 and those charges have now been dealt with by the court.

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The evening of April 26, members of the Red Deer RCMP crime reduction team were on proactive foot patrol in downtown Red Deer when they located a suspect in possession of fentanyl and what is believed to be methamphetamine. The suspect gave a false name but was soon identified by police.

Dereck Kirkpatrick, 54, faces two charges of possession of methamphetamine and one charge of resisting/ obstructing a peace officer. Kirkpatrick is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on May 9.

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Red Deer RCMP conducted a curfew check on April 25 and determined that the man in question wasn’t at the residence and in violation of his court-imposed conditions. Red Deer RCMP conduct conditions checks regularly on numerous individuals as part of the Pinpoint crime reduction strategy.

Tyler Kellington. 29, faces a charge of failing to comply with probation; he made his first court appearance in Red Deer on May 4 and is scheduled to appear again on June 18.

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Shortly after 2 a.m. on April 24, Red Deer RCMP on bicycle patrol in Riverside Meadows noted suspicious activity and, on investigation, located a suspect who was in possession of what is believed to be cocaine. The suspect was further found to be wanted on outstanding warrants out of Red Deer.

In addition to the warrants, 22 year-old Alli Kevin Halkett faces one charge of possession of methamphetamine. He is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on May 8.

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A man who was arrested on April 3 for theft of mail is now wanted on warrants after failing to appear in court on April 13 to face those charges. The charges stem from a report received by Red Deer RCMP on April 3 that a suspect was seen breaking into apartment mailboxes. RCMP attended and located the suspect nearby in possession of a number of pieces of stolen mail. RCMP took him into custody and returned the mail to its owners.

Dallas Albert Rain, 28, is wanted on warrants for five counts of theft from mail under $5,000, two counts of ischief under $5,000 and one count of fail to attend court. If you have information about Rain’s whereabouts please call the Red Deer RCMP complaint line at 403-343-5575.

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