Category Archives: Red Deer and Area
One of two sentenced in central Alberta home invasion involving firearm
One of two people charged in a central Alberta home invasion involving a firearm has been sentenced to over a year-and-a-half in jail. Brittney Danielle Goulden, 35, a resident of Tomahawk, northeast ...
Mar 24, 2026
Red Deer man accused in alleged auto theft and re-vinning operation, ordered to stand trial
One of six people charged following a year-long investigation into an alleged organized auto theft and re-vinning operation, has been ordered to stand trial. Quinn Richard Olson, 50, of Red Deer, was ...
Mar 23, 2026
Trial date set for store employee accused of distributing intimate images
A trial date has been set for a local man accused of distributing intimate images without consent. Jacob Gammon, 23, of Red Deer, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of Justice on March 10, 2027....
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
One of two suspects arrested in alleged Blackfalds armed robbery
An arrest has been made in an alleged Blackfalds armed robbery this month.On March 6, 2026, at 6:49 a.m. Blackfalds RCMP received a report of a robbery at the Chevron Gas station on Vista Trail in Bla...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: (Image Credit: Supplied))
Woman charged in fatal central Alberta shooting
A central Alberta woman has been charged following a homicide in Maskwacis this week.On March 19, 2026, at 6:51 a.m., Maskwacis RCMP were dispatched to a residence on the Ermineskin First Nation for a...
Mar 20, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Update: Maskwacis RCMP arrest two following heavy police presence
Update: Maskwacis RCMP say two suspects have been arrested as a result of the heavy police presence earlier today in Ermineskin. Police are not currently looking for any additional suspects and are ex...
Mar 19, 2026
Two-year conditional sentence for man convicted in Ponoka robbery
A two-year conditional sentence has been given to a man convicted in a Ponoka robbery last year. Preston Terrance Saddleback, 36, of Ponoka, was also given three years of probation to follow his two-y...
Mar 18, 2026
Trial date set for Red Deer man facing child pornography-related charges
A trial date has been set for a Red Deer man facing child pornography-related charges. Jason Leone, 51, is scheduled for trial in Red Deer Court of King's Bench on May 17, 2027. He's among seven indiv...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Josh Hall/rdnewsNOW)
Life sentence for man convicted in central Alberta homicide
A sentence of life in prison has been handed to a central Alberta man convicted in a Maskwacis homicide two-and-a-half years ago. Eroll Clay Rabbit, 60, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Sep...
Mar 17, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Missing: Jennifer Thom, 15, of Ponoka
Ponoka RCMP are hoping you can help them locate missing youth, 15-year-old Jennifer Thom. Mounties say Jennifer was last seen on Feb. 26, 2026, in Ponoka. She was believed to be heading to the Edmonto...
Mar 13, 2026 Jennifer Thom, 15, of Ponoka (Image Credit: Ponoka RCMP)