Author Archives: Josh Hall
Pair wanted in connection to body found west of Calgary arrested in Edmonton
RCMP Major Crimes Unit has made two arrests in connection to a stolen vehicle and the death of a man who was found near Springbank Airport on Dec. 29. Police appealed to the public earlier this week f...
Jan 05, 2020
Third person wanted on drug charges in Ponoka arrested by RCMP
Ponoka RCMP are laying charges against a third person believed connected to street-level drug activities which were investigated by police from October to December. Jonathan Harry Bertram Higgs, 31, i...
Dec 30, 2019 RCMP say Jonathan Harry Bertram Higgs, 31, has a warrant out for his arrest in relation to a months-long drug investigation.
Amber Alert cancelled for 14-month-old abducted near Hinton
BRULE, Alta. - There's a successful conclusion to an Amber Alert in Alberta. RCMP say a toddler has been found unharmed and his father is in custody, after an alert was issued early yesterday for a 14...
Dec 20, 2019
Amber Alert ended for 14-month-old abducted near Hinton
BRULE, Alta. - There's a successful conclusion to an Amber Alert in Alberta. RCMP say a toddler has been found unharmed and his father is in custody, after an alert was issued early yesterday for a 14...
Dec 20, 2019
Central Alberta Mounties make major drug bust
This story was updated on June 2, 2022 to reflect that Crown Prosecution has stayed charges against multiple people in this case, and sentenced one. The names of the five people whose charges were sta...
Dec 11, 2019 Mayor Tara Veer and Red Deer RCMP Supt. Gerald Grobmeier listen as Sgt. Paul Glanville speaks regarding a large drug trafficking bust. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Red Deer 10th among Canada's Most Dangerous Places
There's still a long way to go, but lower crime rates have helped Red Deer rank lower on Maclean's magazine's annual list of "Canada's Most Dangerous Places."Our city had Canada's tenth-highest Crime ...
Nov 19, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Ponoka RCMP arrest man wanted on outstanding warrants
UPDATE - Dec. 30, 2019 Ponoka RCMP sat 45-year-old Harlan Reid Thomas has been located and arrested. -- ORIGINAL - Nov. 13, 2019 Mounties in Ponoka are looking for assistance in locating a man wanted ...
Nov 14, 2019 Harlan Reid Thomas
Suspect at large after incident near City's civic yards
A suspect remains at large following an incident on Red Deer's north end Thursday afternoon. Cst. Chantelle Kelly with RCMP K Division says members were called at about 12:15 to a scrap yard business ...
Oct 31, 2019 A police van parked along 77 Street on Thursday as part of a large RCMP presence in the area. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Dragonfly Centre having a positive impact one year after opening
It has been a successful first year of helping kids deal with trauma at the Dragonfly Centre in Red Deer. Operated by The Outreach Centre, the facility opened in September 2018 to much delight because...
Oct 27, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Alberta expanding duties licenced practical nurses can perform
The Alberta government is expanding the duties that licenced practical nurses are allowed to perform. It's amending professional regulations to allow the province's 16,000 LPN's to administer blood, p...
Oct 17, 2019 Health Minister Tyler Shandro