Category Archives: Red Deer

Short jail term for alleged property crime offender
One of two individuals arrested in connection to local property crime offences this summer received a small jail term last month. Randy Lee Soule, 42, of no fixed address, pled guilty to counts of fai...
Sep 04, 2024

Charges withdrawn for Innisfail resident described as "high risk repeat offender"
Charges have been withdrawn against an Innisfail resident arrested after being surveilled through a habitual offender management program.According to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS), ther...
Sep 04, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP maintaining presence in north Red Deer, but no arrest made
UPDATE (Sept. 6): RCMP confirm presences in Red Deer this week were due to search for Elijah Blake Strawberry -- Red Deer RCMP said at about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday that they are now clear from the 510...
Sep 04, 2024 (Contributed dashcam still)

New municipal election rules could lead to increased cost and processing time
City council is expecting the results of the next municipal election, slated for October 2025, to take significantly longer to count and cost the City $1.5 million, which is 3.5 times higher than past...
Sep 03, 2024

Review of Community Development Grants Policy sought by Red Deer city councillor
City Councillor Dianne Wyntjes is asking her council colleagues to consider reviewing the City's Community Development Grants Policy so an operational funding stream can be opened to community organiz...
Sep 03, 2024

RCMP remind motorists to slow down as school resumes
RCMP across Alberta are reminding motorists that regardless of where you live, school is back in session, thus school zones are in effect as of Tuesday.That is unless you're in Red Deer, where most sc...
Sep 03, 2024

Red Deer man arrested after hiding from police in crawl space
One person has been arrested and charged following a police operation in Red Deer on Aug. 30.Red Deer RCMP say it was that day the detachment received multiple calls about a man and woman with a firea...
Sep 03, 2024

RCMP investigating homicide on O'Chiese First Nation
RCMP are investigating a homicide on O'Chiese First Nation near Rocky Mountain House.On Aug. 30, police say, members attended to O'Chiese for a report of a body in a field.They located a deceased pers...
Sep 03, 2024

Fatal crash near Rimbey claims one life
RCMP say a crash in the Rimbey area on Sept. 2 claimed the life of a 46-year-old resident of Ponoka County.Rimbey RCMP say the two-vehicle crash happened at about 3 p.m. on Range Road 42 at Township R...
Sep 03, 2024

Widespread power outage affects 4,000 customers in Red Deer Tuesday morning
Around 4,000 customers were impacted by a power outage in Red Deer this morning.Reports came in from Michener, the G.H. Dawe, Edgar, Queens, and power was even out for the first day of school at Oriol...
Sep 03, 2024