Crime & Courts

Red Deer man arrested for vehicle arsons

A Red Deer man is facing arson charges after two vehicles were set on fire early Monday morning. At 3:25 a.m., Red Deer RCMP and Red Deer Emergency Services were called to a Terrace Park where a vehic...

Jul 22, 2019 One of two vehicles set on fire in Red Deer early Monday morning. (Glenn Rhodes)

Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's crime rate ticked up again in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, though it was still lower than it was a decade ago.The severity of crime also rose by two ...

Jul 22, 2019

Calgary Police investigating disappearance of man with ties to Red Deer area

The Calgary Police Service Homicide Unit is seeking public assistance in relation to the disappearance of a man not seen in two and a half years and known to have ties to the Red Deer area.Abdikadir T...

Jul 18, 2019 Abdikadir Tukhov, 43, was last seen in Calgary on Dec. 5, 2016 but was known to have ties to the Red Deer area.

Defence calling no evidence in case of German tourist shot west of Calgary

CALGARY - The defence is calling no evidence on behalf of a youth accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary last summer. The teen from the Stoney Nakoda First ...

Jul 18, 2019

Interviews with family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court

CALGARY - The trial of an Alberta youth accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after he was shot...

Jul 17, 2019

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman sentenced to life in prison

NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...

Jul 17, 2019

Two arrested in Blackfalds for drug trafficking

Charges have been laid after police arrested two men for drug trafficking In Blackfalds.It was on June 13 when Blackfalds RCMP, with assistance from Innisfail RCMP and Lacombe Police Service, executed...

Jul 16, 2019

Ticket issued after motorcycle crashes in north Red Deer

One person was injured and later handed a ticket following a motorcycle crash in north Red Deer this past Friday.It was around 10:20 p.m. when RCMP responded to Taylor Drive near Johnstone Drive where...

Jul 15, 2019 One person was injured and ticketed following a motorcycle crash in north Red Deer on Friday. (Madi Howell)

Pair wanted for attempted murder in Whitecourt

Whitecourt RCMP say they are looking for a pair of suspects in what police are calling an attempted murder investigation.Warrants are out for 20-year-old Elvis Parker Mustooch of Alexis First Nation a...

Jul 15, 2019

Innisfail woman accused of stealing $54,000 from employer

An Innisfail woman stands accused of stealing more than $54,000 from her employer over the course of two years. Pamela Bernard, 38, faces 11 counts that include fraud exceeding $5,000 (x3), fraud unde...

Jul 15, 2019