Crime & Courts

Frontline efforts in addressing domestic violence and bullying honoured

A trio of central Albertans have been recognized for their extraordinary efforts in helping individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and bullying.On Wednesday, the 16th Annual Front Line...

Nov 04, 2020

Fraud tips for online holiday shopping

EDMONTON - It's time to start thinking about holiday shopping, and during the pandemic, people have been doing more and more shopping online. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming up this month, w...

Nov 04, 2020

Local youth meeting with RCMP to build stronger relationship

Local youth have an opportunity this weekend to speak directly with local law enforcement and ask important questions in hopes of building a stronger relationship between the two groups.The event host...

Nov 04, 2020

Red Deer woman arrested in Ponoka for truck theft

A Red Deer woman is facing charges after a stolen truck was recovered in Ponoka last week.On Oct. 30 shortly after 9:00 a.m., an RCMP member associated to a unit outside of Ponoka was travelling to wo...

Nov 04, 2020

Red Deer RCMP seek to identify driver involved in August hit and run

RCMP are reaching out to the public for any information regarding the identity of a driver involved in a hit and run in Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood this summer.At 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, t...

Nov 04, 2020

Jury trials resume in Red Deer

Court of Queen's Bench jury trials have now resumed in Red Deer.After being suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are now taking place at The Baymont Inn and Suites and Westerne...

Nov 02, 2020

Charges laid in Sylvan Lake vandalism spree

RCMP have laid charges for a crime spree last month in which several vehicles in Sylvan Lake had their windows smashed in. Sylvan Lake RCMP received the first call reporting damage at 3:31 a.m. on Oct...

Nov 02, 2020

Semi driver stopped by fake police car near Consort: RCMP

Mounties in central Alberta are investigating after a semi driver was reportedly pulled over by fake police car. Consort RCMP say it was at about 10:40 a.m. Monday when the driver of a semi-tractor he...

Nov 02, 2020

ALERT seeing more child exploitation, drug cases during pandemic

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) is working through the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic like everyone else.CEO Dwayne Lakusta says that among other things, the pandemic has caused a ...

Nov 02, 2020

Rocky RCMP Report October 24-29

This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...

Nov 02, 2020