Crime & Courts

Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in ‘blaze of glory’

MILL BAY, B.C. - The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the young man...

Jul 24, 2019

Red Deer RCMP look for suspect in hit and run motorcycle collision

Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify the driver and vehicle involved in a collision with a motorcycle on July 22. At approximately 9:30 that night, police say a motorcyclist was...

Jul 24, 2019

Ponoka traffic stop solves rural break and enter

Little did Ponoka RCMP know when they pulled over an erratic driver last week that they'd also be solving a nearby break an enter. But that's exactly what happened. On July 17, Mounties conducted a tr...

Jul 24, 2019

Giffen Nyren sentenced after trying to grab baby, evade police in B.C.

KELOWNA - A former WHL hockey player and member of the Lacombe Generals pleaded guilty to assault in a B.C. courtroom on Tuesday.Court heard that Harold Giffen Nyren tried to grab a 14-month-old toddl...

Jul 24, 2019 Giffen Nyren

Innisfail creates Policing and Community Safety Committee

The Town of Innisfail will soon be seeking volunteers to join a new Policing and Community Safety Committee.This after council unanimously passed third and final reading for a bylaw to create the comm...

Jul 24, 2019

Police seek B.C. murder suspects in swamp, bush, bugs of northern Manitoba

The deputy mayor of a remote northern Manitoba town says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after word of a police manhunt in the area for two suspects in the deaths o...

Jul 24, 2019

Blackfalds RCMP seek help in finding dangerous dirt bike rider

BLACKFALDS- RCMP are seeking public assistance for information regarding a dangerous driver on a dirt bike. On July 23, at approximately 9:30 p.m., RCMP received multiple complaints of a rider driving...

Jul 24, 2019

Alberta realtors applaud important safety tool with new app

Realtors in Alberta now have free access to an emergency response app to help keep them safe when they're working alone.The move comes after a female agent was sexually assaulted by a man at an open h...

Jul 23, 2019

Crime remains well up over last year, but is trending downward in Red Deer

Crime rates in Red Deer remain well up from last year, but are trending in the right direction according to the latest stats from Red Deer RCMP. Year-to-date crime in our city is up 20 per cent from t...

Andrew Snook Jul 22, 2019 Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier with Red Deer RCMP told city council Monday that crime stats went down in quarter two despite the increase in the first six months of the year. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Man tries selling stolen vehicle to Ponoka dealership, gets arrested

Police say an alert employee at a car dealership in Ponoka helped thwart a not-so-alert thief's attempt at selling a stolen vehicle. Ponoka RCMP were called on Saturday afternoon to the dealership aft...

Jul 22, 2019