Crime & Courts

Rocky RCMP Report June 11-16

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...

Jun 22, 2020

Drug treatment courts not ideal for all, critics say

Not everyone involved with addictions treatment is convinced that drug treatment courts are an effective way of helping people who use drugs to recover.Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer announced last ...

Jun 19, 2020

Red Deer RCMP lay drugs, firearms charges against Sylvan Lake man

A 33-year-old man from Sylvan Lake faces numerous possession and firearms related charges after being arrested in east Red Deer. Police say in a release that it was shortly after midnight on June 18 w...

Jun 19, 2020

Charges pending after pedestrian dragged by vehicle near Gull Lake

An 18-year-old male is facing charges after a man was allegedly dragged by a vehicle during an incident Thursday night near Gull Lake. Rimbey RCMP say the incident happened just before 9 p.m. at Bridg...

Jun 19, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: June 11 - June 18

June 1111:27 am - Brazeau County - Hwy 22 - Complainant reported being passed unsafely and at a high rate of speed. Both parties spoken to in town, no charge as complainant unwilling to return for a p...

Jun 18, 2020

Alberta to hire chief firearms officer

The provincial government will be appointing a chief provincial firearms officer in response to the Canadian Firearms Program.Officials say the provincial officer will replace the federally designated...

Jun 18, 2020

Lacombe Police cruiser rammed, suspects arrested

Two people have been arrested after a police cruiser was rammed in Lacombe on Tuesday.The Lacombe Police Service (LPS) says it was notified by the Calgary Police Service Auto Theft Team of a stolen ve...

Jun 17, 2020

Multiple charges laid after busy weekend for Rocky Mountain House RCMP

Rocky Mountain House RCMP say they and the Crime Reduction Unit were busy on the June 5-7 weekend responding to "a large volume of calls for service and conduct self-generated patrols in the South For...

Jun 17, 2020

Red Deer man arrested for breaking into Olds auto dealer, fleeing police

A 55-year-old man from Red Deer faces several charges after he was caught breaking into an auto dealership near Olds on Tuesday. It was just after 4 a.m. when local Mounties responded to a complaint o...

Jun 16, 2020

Appeal Court hears Crown wants 75 years without parole in triple murder of Castor family

A Crown prosecutor has told the Alberta Court of Appeal that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.Jason Kl...

Jun 16, 2020