Crime & Courts

RCMP investigating fatal pedestrian collision in Maskwacis

RCMP are investigating following a fatal pedestrian collision in Maskwacis.Mounties responded at 8:55 p.m. Sunday to reports of an adult male who had been struck on Highway 2A, just north of Highway 6...

Mar 15, 2021

Student dies after being stabbed at Leduc high school

LEDUC, Alta. - A 17-year-old female student is dead and a fellow student is in police custody after a violent assault at a school just south of Edmonton. The attack happened Monday morning in a classr...

Andrew Snook Mar 15, 2021

Nominations open for Alberta Community Justice Awards

Albertans are encouraged to nominate groups or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to community safety.The Alberta Community Justice Awards celebrate those who have shown exceptional l...

Mar 15, 2021

Innisfail man pleads guilty to exposing himself to children

An Innisfail man has pled guilty to a charge of exposing himself to a person under the age of 16.Terry Haskell, 68, made the plea in a Canmore courtroom last week and is scheduled to speak to his 11 o...

Mar 15, 2021

Court hears suspect's DNA not found on weapon used in fatal stabbing

A blood stain analyst with the RCMP in Edmonton has testified that no DNA from the man accused in a fatal Red Deer stabbing two years ago was found on the alleged murder weapon.Sgt. Trevor Knopp told ...

Mar 12, 2021

Drayton Valley RCMP Report: March 4 - 11

March 410:15 AM - Brazeau County - Residential alarm. Members attended location residence all secure.11:26 AM - Drayton Valley - 911 call from Seasons Retirement Home - Members attended location, no e...

Mar 12, 2021

Stabbing victim died from massive wound to torso, court hears

Four people took the stand Thursday at the trial of an O'Chiese First Nation man charged in a fatal Red Deer stabbing two years ago.Dr. Eric Bol from the Chief Medical Examiner's office in Calgary per...

Mar 11, 2021

Search warrant at nuisance property in Red Deer leads to charges

Charges have been laid following efforts by Red Deer RCMP to tackle various nuisance properties in the city.The initiative is done in collaboration with the RCMP Crime Reduction Team and the Safer Com...

Mar 11, 2021

Charges against Innisfail barber shop dropped due to clerical error: Crown

Alberta's Crown prosecution service says charges were dropped against a central Alberta barbershop because of a clerical error.Carla Jones, a spokeswoman for the service, says the prosecutor didn't ha...

Mar 11, 2021

Man who pleaded guilty in Ponoka man's shooting death still considering options

Court proceedings have been put over two more weeks as a local man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a young Ponoka man considers his options. Tyler John Campbell, 28, was ba...

Mar 11, 2021