Crime & Courts

Poster prevents potential $90,000 Bitcoin fraud in Red Deer: RCMP

Mounties in Red Deer say a warning sign posted by the RCMP on a local Bitcoin ATM may have prevented a man from becoming a victim of fraud and losing $90,000. City Mounties say an investigation into a...

Jul 07, 2020

Semi seized, charges laid after ‘dangerous’ house move on QEII

A total of 40 charges were laid after a semi-truck came close to losing the mobile home it was hauling on the QEII Highway near Red Deer last month. Alberta Sheriffs said members of their Highway Patr...

Jul 07, 2020

Crime mapping to continue in Red Deer

The community crime mapping tool pilot project introduced by The City of Red Deer and RCMP last July is getting new life.On Monday, city council heard that the publicly accessible crime map will conti...

Jul 06, 2020

Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP

OTTAWA - Police say the man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Newly...

Jul 06, 2020

Man who rammed gate near Rideau Hall charged

OTTAWA - A Manitoba man is facing 22 criminal charges after allegedly ramming his truck through a pedestrian gate at Rideau Hall on Thursday morning.Corey Hurren is a 46-year-old member of the militar...

Jul 03, 2020

Police chase ends in farmer's field near Sylvan Lake

Three people have been arrested following a police chase Thursday afternoon that started in Rocky Mountain House and ended near Sylvan Lake. It was at about 4:30 p.m. when RCMP spotted a man wanted on...

Andrew Snook Jul 03, 2020

10 new frontline positions announced for RCMP Central Alberta District

EDMONTON - The announcement of Alberta's Police Funding Model has resulted in additional resources for Mounties in the province for 2020-2021. Alberta RCMP says 76 new police officers and 57 new civil...

Jul 02, 2020

Red Deer man arrested for drug trafficking

The Red Deer RCMP Drug Unit has arrested and charged a city man found to be in possession of several illicit drugs for purposes of trafficking. On June 18, police say 43-year-old Ronald Stephens of Re...

Jul 02, 2020

Magic mushroom lab and website shut down in Forestburg

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says an "illicit drug trafficking website" has been shut down and an estimated $750,000 worth of drugs were seized off a property in Forestburg earlier this week follo...

Jul 02, 2020

Rocky RCMP Report June 23- 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...

Jul 02, 2020