Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Approved in March, crime mapping coming very soon to Red Deer
Red Deerians will soon be able to see what types of crimes are happening where in our community.According to Director of Protective Services for The City of Red Deer, Paul Goranson, crime mapping for ...
May 16, 2019 A crime map much like the one above from St. Albert will soon be launched in Red Deer for residents to see what types of crimes are happening in different areas of the city.

Touch-A-Truck draws large numbers in support of Crime Prevention Centre
The fourth annual Touch-A-Truck event in support of the Central Alberta Crime Prevention Centre (CACPC) went off without a hitch on Saturday at the CrossRoads Church parking lot. A gorgeous day led to...
May 11, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Routine patrols leads to arrests at industrial park business in County
Two men were arrested in Red Deer County on Thursday as Blackfalds RCMP members were doing routine patrols.It was in the early morning hours when members were doing patrols at an industrial park in an...
May 10, 2019

Red Deer man facing charges after January school bus crash in Springbrook
Charges have been laid against a Red Deer man for his involvement in a school bus crash and armed robbery which took place the morning of Jan. 22.Blackfalds RCMP say it was around 8 a.m. when they res...
May 10, 2019 A stolen pickup truck crashed into a school bus on Jan. 22 south of Red Deer. Charges have now been laid. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Murder charges laid in death of man missing from Wetaskiwin
RCMP in Wetaskiwin have laid charges against five people connected to the homicide of a 32-year-old man.The Major Crimes Unit, which took carriage of the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel...
May 10, 2019

Ex-mortgage broker convicted of fraud, theft loses appeal, must turn himself in
CALGARY - A former mortgage broker convicted of multiple counts of fraud and theft has had his appeal dismissed.The Alberta Court of Appeal says Brandon Antonini must turn himself in within 24 hours.A...
May 09, 2019

Convicted murderer Douglas Garland's rights were violated: Lawyer
The Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a bid by a Calgary man to overturn his conviction in the murders of a couple and their grandson.The lawyer for Douglas Garland argues evidence ...
May 09, 2019 Douglas Garland is shown here in this 2014 photo being escorted into a Calgary police station. (Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

One of Edmonton's most wanted arrested at Drayton Valley residence
Drayton Valley RCMP have arrested one of Edmonton's most wanted criminals who was at large on a Canada-wide warrant. Mounties say it was 9 p.m. on May 6, with assistance from the Western Alberta Distr...
May 09, 2019 (RCMP)

Trial ordered in Canada Day sexual assault of young teen
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the night of Canada Day 2018 has been ordered to stand trial.Darrien Francis Nepoose, 18, is charged with aggravated sexual assault and will ...
May 08, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

RCMP looking into break-ins at oil sites east of Red Deer
RCMP in Coronation are investigating two incidents of break and enter at separate oil site properties.Mounties say it was sometime overnight between April 23 and April 24 that the first B&E allege...
May 05, 2019