Crime & Courts

Preliminary hearing begins for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband

A preliminary inquiry began Monday morning for a Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband.Robin Berresford, 36, is charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 27 death of Matthew Berresfo...

Oct 28, 2019

RCMP investigate pedestrian collision at O'Chiese First Nation

Police say two men are facing charges following a pedestrian hit and run at the O'Chiese First Nation Wednesday morning.Mounties were called to the scene at 5:06 a.m. and confirm the victim, a 30-year...

Oct 24, 2019

Property owner assaulted while having vehicle stolen

A woman is recovering after she was assaulted at gunpoint while having her vehicle stolen Wednesday morning. At 8:48 a.m., Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a complaint from a rural property that two fema...

Oct 24, 2019

Rocky RCMP Report: Oct. 10-17

This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the dates...

Oct 24, 2019

Two women arrested for crashes involving stolen vehicle

Two women are facing charges after a vehicle stolen from Sylvan Lake was involved in multiple collisions in Red Deer. At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a call for a stol...

Oct 23, 2019

Calgary-based contractor wanted for fraud in Saskatchewan

==Mounties in Saskatchewan believe a man wanted in relation to a three-year-old fraud investigation is in Alberta, and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest.In December of 2016, the Yor...

Oct 23, 2019

Three arrested in motorcycle gang drug trafficking bust to face preliminary hearing

A preliminary hearing will take place next spring for three people arrested after police busted a Red Deer outlaw motorcycle gang for drug trafficking earlier this year.Charges were laid in April foll...

Oct 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Red Deer Mounties host 'Coffee with a Cop'

Red Deerians had a chance to interact informally with local RCMP members on Wednesday to discuss anything they wanted.'Coffee with a Cop' was held at a north end coffee shop allowing Mounties to hear ...

Oct 23, 2019 Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Man sentenced for beating Red Deer Mountie unconscious

A Red Deer man who left an RCMP officer bleeding and unconscious in downtown Red Deer earlier this year will spend the next 13 months behind bars.It was just before 3:30 a.m. on June 4 when the male o...

Oct 23, 2019 Rad Rondeau

Mounties charge four people after protest at Alberta turkey farm

FORT MACLEOD, Alta. - A protest at an Alberta turkey farm last month has resulted in criminal charges against four people.Dozens of activists from Western Canada converged on the Jumbo Valley Hutterit...

Oct 23, 2019