Crime & Courts

Drumheller man charged for hoax bomb

A Drumheller man is facing charges after a hoax bomb was discovered in his apartment.Drumheller RCMP and the Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant at the apartment dwelling, leading to the...

Apr 23, 2019

Shots fired at O'Chiese First Nation

RCMP in Rocky Mountain House are investigating after shots were fired this morning at a residence on the O'Chiese First Nation.Mounties say the incident happened just before 7 a.m. Two people inside t...

Apr 23, 2019

Sawyer strikes manslaughter plea deal

Daniel Boyd Sawyer is a free man. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty in a Calgary courtroom this week to manslaughter in relation to the stabbing death of a man outside a north Red Deer pub in November 20...

Apr 20, 2019

Red Deer funeral home hit by apparent phone scam

A Red Deer funeral home appears to have been the victim of a phone scam.Eventide Funeral Home's Amber Sieben tells rdnewsNOW that the scam is of the spoofing variety."Scammers are calling outbound tel...

Apr 19, 2019

Suspects caught selling stolen truck in Sylvan Lake

A man and woman face charges after Mounties picked up on the sale a stolen truck last week in Sylvan Lake. The stolen truck was first spotted by Mounties driving near Banff on April 12. Both suspects ...

Apr 18, 2019

Grandview murder suspect arrested, one still at large

One of two people charged in a Red Deer homicide last month is now in police custody.RCMP say Quentin Lee Strawberry, 37, was arrested Tuesday night on an outstanding warrant in relation to the death ...

Apr 17, 2019 Quentin Lee Strawberry (left) was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the death of 45-year-old Joseph Junior Alfred Gallant in Red Deer on Mar. 29. Jennifer Lee Caswell (right) also charged in Gallant's death is still at large.

Court Briefs: April 17

A man charged after Red Deer RCMP thwarted an abduction attempt earlier this year will face a preliminary hearing. Brian Stephens, 39, faces 19 charges relating to stolen property and firearms. He wil...

Apr 17, 2019

City of Red Deer to join '529 Garage' in fight against bike thefts

The City of Red Deer is wheeling ahead with a voluntary bike registry, rather than a mandatory one.Last September, Councillor Buck Buchanan proposed as much, citing a desire to curb the growing freque...

Apr 15, 2019

A look at Red Deer's RCMP Operational Communications Centre

Alberta RCMP is recognizing the essential role of employees in their Operational Communications Centres (OCC) as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 14-20. Alberta has two OCCs...

Apr 15, 2019

Man charged with arson after vehicle fires in Edmonton

EDMONTON- A 22-year-old man is facing numerous charges after allegedly setting multiple vehicles ablaze in Edmonton on Friday evening.A suspect was arrested with the help of a citizen.Police say no on...

Apr 15, 2019