Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
$600,000 in drugs, contraband seized at Bowden Institution
INNISFAIL- On June 13, staff members seized packages containing contraband and unauthorized items in the medium security unit at Bowden Institution.The items seized included methamphetamine, THC, cell...
Jun 26, 2019
Mountie on trial denies woman's claim he asked inappropriate questions
The alleged victim of a Red Deer RCMP officer charged with sexual assault says he asked whether her breasts were real, said she had a nice body, but did not touch her.The woman, whose name is under pu...
Jun 25, 2019
Trial ordered for 2017 homicide in Red Deer
A man charged in a 2017 homicide in Red Deer has been ordered to stand trial. Gabriel Juma We Agotic, 35, faces one count of manslaughter for the death of Mathian Chol on March 29, 2017.It was just af...
Jun 25, 2019
Teen missing from Maskwacis found deceased: RCMP
A teen missing from Maskwacis has been found dead and police are treating the death as suspicious.RCMP say the body of Houston Omeasoo, 16, was located at Maskwacis on Tuesday.The RCMP's Major Crime U...
Jun 25, 2019
RCMP Major Crimes unit investigating incident near Rimbey
More details are expected today after RCMP said the Major Crimes Unit was investigating an incident in the Rimbey area Monday afternoon.The incident occurred at approximately 4:11 p.m., according to a...
Jun 25, 2019
Ponoka Mounties lay charges following break-ins
Following an investigation into three break and enters that occurred in late May, RCMP have arrested and charged one male from Ponoka. Property from the three different break-ins was recovered and ret...
Jun 24, 2019 RCMP
Trial begins for Red Deer Mountie charged with sexual assault with a weapon
Trial has begun in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench for a City Mountie charged with breach of trust and sexual assault with a weapon stemming from an incident three years ago.Jason Andrew Tress, 32, wa...
Jun 24, 2019
Local leaders meet to talk crime, housing and mental health
Several community leaders came together this week to discuss a wide variety of hot topics, from crime to housing, and homelessness to mental health and addictions.Dubbed the Community Safety Summit, t...
Jun 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Red Deer Mountie acquitted of sexual assault, breach of trust
A Red Deer RCMP officer has been found not guilty on charges of sexual assault and criminal breach of trust.Justice Grant S. Dunlop acquitted Jason Tress, 32, on Friday following a week-long trial in ...
Jun 21, 2019
Thieves swipe knives during downtown business break-in
Red Deer RCMP are investigating a break-in and theft at The Key Hole, a downtown business on 49 Street and 51 Avenue.The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on June 15, according to Constable Derek Turner...
Jun 21, 2019 The Key Hole on 51 Avenue in downtown Red Deer is partially boarded up after a break-in and theft on the morning of June 15. (Jason Hives)