Crime & Courts

RCMP gears up for Operation Impact over Thanksgiving long weekend

EDMONTON- As many Albertans will be hitting the road this Thanksgiving long weekend, road users can expect more traffic on roads.Between October 11-14, RCMP officers will be patrolling roads across Al...

Oct 10, 2019

Ponoka RCMP arrest three in identity and credit card fraud

PONOKA- On October 8, RCMP responded to a local hotel for a complaint of an attempted credit card fraud. A man and a woman were attempting to use false identification and invalid credit card informati...

Oct 10, 2019

Southern Alberta man files counterclaim against intruder he shot in 2018

CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year has filed a counterclaim alleging mental anguish. Court documents filed on behalf of Edouard Ma...

Oct 08, 2019

Ten arrested in Rocky Mountain House drug trafficking bust

Ten people face a total of 26 charges following a drug trafficking bust by Rocky Mountain House RCMP. The arrests come after a two-month investigation in August and September in conjunction with the A...

Oct 07, 2019

Lengthy trial anticipated in $2.6M fraud case involving Sylvan Lake man

A Sylvan Lake man accused of defrauding multiple people of over $2.6 million made a brief appearance in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Monday.Dane Michael Skinner, 55, is in the process of trying ...

Oct 07, 2019 Dane Skinner (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta beefing up penalties for farm trespassers

GRANUM, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says legislation is coming this fall to crack down on protesters who trespass on farms and agricultural land.Kenney says free speech must be protected but not when pr...

Oct 03, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Schweitzer, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen announce new protections for farmers

Red Deer RCMP expanding Citizens on Patrol

Red Deer RCMP is looking to grow the Red Deer City Citizens on Patrol (COP) program. The program currently has over 30 members who work as a volunteers, patrolling in Red Deer and providing tips to on...

Oct 01, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Three arrested, firearm seized at Ermineskin Townsite

Two men from Maskwacis and one from the Saddle Lake First Nation have been charged following the discharge of a firearm inside a residence in the Ermineskin Townsite. Shortly after midnight on Septemb...

Oct 01, 2019

Red Deer man charged for shooting at O’Chiese First Nation

A Red Deer man has been charged after a shooting last week at the O'Chiese First Nation.On Sept. 27 at approximately 8:30 p.m., RCMP were called to a residence to assist EMS with a female victim who h...

Oct 01, 2019

Southern Alberta man charged with sex crimes involving children, animals

MEDICINE HAT - A man from southern Alberta is facing multiple sex charges involving a child and animals.Police say the man was arrested after a search on Saturday of a Medicine Hat home where computer...

Oct 01, 2019