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Focus on crime hot spots leads to numerous arrests by Red Deer RCMP

Mar 27, 2018 | 5:03 PM

Red Deer RCMP say a number of its recent arrests include some while patrolling targeted crime hot spots, and a continued focus on locating suspects wanted on warrants and conducting compliance checks on individuals known to have court imposed conditions such as curfews.

Police say these strategies are key to Red Deer’s Pinpoint crime reduction focus on repeat offenders and emerging issues. RCMP thank the public for their support in continuing to report suspicious vehicles and activity, which resulted in numerous more arrests over the past two weeks.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on March 26, RCMP on patrol in an identified crime hot spot located a suspect in a stolen truck and arrested him without incident. The truck had been stolen out of Calgary.

Gregory Bruce Deering, 29, is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 and two counts of fail to comply with probation. Deering is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on April 16.

 At 12:30 a.m. on March 26, RCMP on patrol in an identified crime hot spot located a man who was wanted on outstanding warrants and arrested him after being given a false name. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was found to be breaching several court-imposed conditions, including a curfew.

In addition to his warrants, Peter Gopher, 36, faces charges of resist/ obstruct peace officer an fail to comply with conditions (x2). Gopher was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on March 28.

Red Deer RCMP located and arrested a man who was wanted on warrants for possession of stolen property and failing to appear in court regarding a June 2016 break and enter in Red Deer. Hans John Schafer, 56, had failed to appear in court several times regarding this file, and had several warrants issued and executed by RCMP over the past year. After RCMP arrested him on March 24, he was remanded and will appear in court in Red Deer on April 3.

Shortly before 3:30 a.m. on March 23, RCMP responded to a report of suspicious activity at a convenience store in south Red Deer. On arrival, RCMP located a suspect who was known to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for breaching his probation; police took the suspect into custody without incident and found him to be in possession of break-in tools.

In addition to his warrant, Joel Bremner, 47, faces a charge of possessing break-in tools. Bremner was scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on March 27.

At 11:30 p.m. on March 22, RCMP responded to a report of someone entering parked vehicles in the Normandeau neighbourhood and arrested a man as he was going through the contents of a truck. At the time of his arrest, the suspect was wanted on outstanding warrants for breaching parole and failing to comply with conditions.

 

Matthew Peter Schoonderwoerd, 39, is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on March 28.

Shortly before 10 p.m. on March 21, RCMP on patrol in the Riverside Light industrial area located a stolen Dodge Ram as it drove on Riverside Drive. Police officers successfully laid a tire deflation device, and the truck drove on damaged back tires into the downtown, where it fled eastbound onto westbound Ross Street into oncoming traffic.

Police did not pursue for public safety reasons, but tracked the truck into the Grandview neighbourhood as it drove on heavily damaged rims, lost control and came to a stop. The driver attempted to flee on foot but was arrested after a brief foot chase.

Cody Mitchell Morrow, 45, was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on March 26 and is scheduled to appear again on April 4.

On March 19, RCMP obtained a warrant for the arrest of Chance Aaron Shaw, 26, regarding a fraud complaint made to police on March 15. After investigating an allegation that Shaw had represented himself as a legal professional and had received payment for legal services from a victim in February and March of 2018, RCMP charged Shaw with one count of fraud over $5,000 and one count of failing to comply with conditions. Shaw is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on March 28.

The night of March 18, RCMP conducted a curfew check on an individual and determined that he was not at home, in violation of his court-imposed conditions. RCMP obtained a warrant for the arrest of Robert Theus Handy, 27, and executed the warrant on March 22. Handy faces a charge of failing to comply with conditions and was remanded to appear in court in Red Deer on March 26. He is scheduled to appear again on April 4.

At 4:30 a.m. on March 14, RCMP on patrol in north Red Deer located a truck with an invalid license plate. For the safety of the public, RCMP waited until the truck was parked before blocking it in with several police vehicles. RCMP took the male driver and two female passengers into custody without incident and seized a sawed off rifle that was found beneath the driver’s seat along with ammunition and what is believed to be a counterfeit Canadian $50 bill. The male driver was wanted on outstanding warrants for possession of methamphetamine and failing to appear in court.

Dylan John Buehler (aka Dylan Warren), 28, is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on March 29. The list of charges he is facing includes possession of firearm in motor vehicle, possession restricted firearm with ammunition without license, unauthorized possession of firearm, carry concealed weapon, careless use of a firearm and possession of Schedule VIII substance.

A 27-year-old woman will face one charge of possession of counterfeit money and a 28-year-old woman will face one charge of possession of Schedule VIII substance. Both women are scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer on May 8.

(Troy Gillard – Red Deer RCMP)