Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

WATCH: Red Deer emergency service workers kick off Sirens for Life campaign
Local RCMP, paramedics and firefighters want you to donate blood before the summer is done and gone.The Sirens for Life campaign kicked off Friday at Canadian Blood Services' clinic in north Red Deer....
Aug 02, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Potential explosive device investigated at city dump
RCMP were investigating Friday afternoon after crews thought they'd found an explosive device at The City of Red Deer's waste management facility (1709-40 Avenue). "Red Deer RCMP and the RCMP Explosiv...
Aug 02, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Ponoka RCMP charge man for fourth time since September
Ponoka RCMP have once again arrested a man on several warrants.Caleb Joseph Shimwell, 20, was taken into custody on July 30, clearing up seven warrants for 21 criminal code charges out of Ponoka, one ...
Aug 01, 2019

One dead in crash east of Red Deer following police incident in Blackfalds
A crash on Highway 11 east of Red Deer on Wednesday afternoon has left one person dead, according to the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT). The incident began when Blackfalds RCMP were re...
Jul 31, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Three suspects sought in robbery of Ponoka liquor store
RCMP are hoping the public can help them locate one and identify two other men involved in the armed robbery of a liquor store in Ponoka.The detachment says it was just after 10 p.m. on July 14 when m...
Jul 29, 2019 RCMP are hoping the public can help locate Donovan Rain. (RCMP)

Murder and attempted murder charges laid in Rocky Mountain House
Charges have now been laid in connection to the death of a Rocky Mountain House woman on Friday.On July 27, RCMP laid charges against 44-year-old Marshall Lawrence Stone of Rocky Mountain House. Stone...
Jul 29, 2019

Group hits the streets to keep an eye on after-dark criminals
A Red Deer man has become fed up enough that he's taking it to the streets to help police get a handle on crime.Albert Sauve took to a local community crime watch Facebook page on Thursday to say he's...
Jul 29, 2019 Riverside Meadows resident Albert Sauve says he and many others are so fed up with the crime, that they're willing to do something about it themselves. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

RCMP descend on tiny York Landing, MB in search for BC murder suspects
The RCMP spent the night searching the area of York Landing, Manitoba for two teenage murder suspects and are continuing their manhunt today.Mounties shifted the search operation for 18-year-old Bryer...
Jul 28, 2019 (Manitoba RCMP)

Fireworks ban reminder issued by Town of Sylvan Lake
People who live in and visit Sylvan Lake are being reminded that fireworks are not permitted in the town."We're aware of a few incidents in town, as recently as Thursday evening, with members of the p...
Jul 27, 2019

Woman killed, sister injured in Rocky Mountain House domestic homicide
The west central Alberta town of Rocky Mountain House is in shock after a woman was killed and her sister injured in what police are calling a domestic homicide case. Rocky RCMP responded just after 7...
Jul 27, 2019 (B94/rockynewsNOW)