Crime & Courts

Trial ordered for men accused of assaulting Blackfalds RCMP officer

Three men charged for a series of events west of Red Deer in which a Blackfalds RCMP officer was assaulted before firing a shot have been ordered to stand trial. A preliminary hearing took place Thurs...

Oct 31, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP Report: October 22 - October 29

October 228:33 am - Brazeau County - Complainant reporting an abandoned vehicle on a lease site. Vehicle is a white GMC Terrain. Hood is popped open. Member attended, plate did not match the vehicle. ...

Oct 30, 2020

Preliminary inquiry dates set for man charged in Walmart shooting death

A preliminary inquiry has been scheduled for a man charged in a fatal shooting outside a local Walmart last December.Five days from July 12-16, 2021 have been set aside to determine whether there's en...

Oct 30, 2020

Edmonton man stabbed in altercation at Lacombe hotel

Police in Lacombe have laid charges after a stabbing that took place in the city last weekend. Officers responded during the early morning hours of October 24 to an incident at a local hotel where two...

Oct 27, 2020

Second charge laid against Penhold man following Sept. 20 anti-racism rally

A Penhold man faces an additional charge stemming from an anti-racism rally that turned violent in Red Deer on Sept. 20. RCMP said their investigation into the altercations that broke out at the rally...

Oct 27, 2020

City policing priorities achievable, says Red Deer's top cop

City council gave unanimous approval on Monday to new policing priorities for Red Deer RCMP to focus on for the next couple of years.The updated policing priorities for 2020-2022 centre on three prior...

Oct 27, 2020

Red Deer RCMP encouraging citizens to report all crime

Since launching online reporting for non-urgent crimes earlier this year, Red Deer RCMP say they've been getting about one report a day. It was in June when City Mounties made it possible for Red Deer...

Oct 27, 2020

Red Deer RCMP seek to identify person captured on camera before downtown apartment fire

Red Deer RCMP is asking for the public's help in identifying a woman captured on video from inside the Potter's Hands Billiards Building before it burned down this summer.As Mounties continue to inves...

Oct 23, 2020

Calgary woman charged with assault with a weapon at Sept. 20 anti-racism event

RCMP have released the name of the second person charged in relation to altercations at an anti-racism demonstration last month in Red Deer. After reviewing numerous pieces of video evidence and inter...

Oct 23, 2020

Rocky RCMP Report October 15-22

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...

Oct 23, 2020