Crime & Courts

Innisfail RCMP arrest male with warrants following foot pursuit

An Edmonton man faces several charges after being spotted in a stolen vehicle in Innisfail.It was on April 20 when an Innisfail RCMP member on patrol in town noticed a vehicle that was recently report...

Apr 29, 2020

Crown seeks long-term offender status for Eckville man who admitted to child sex crimes

Crown prosecutors have received consent from Alberta's deputy attorney general to pursue a long-term offender designation for an Eckville man who has admitted to committing sex crimes against young ch...

Apr 28, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: April 16 - 23

April 168:20 am - Drayton Valley - 49 Avenue - Complainant reporting vandalism to two work trucks overnight. Suspects smashed vehicle door handles with crowbars. 8:55 am - Brazeau County - Hwy 22 - Co...

Apr 24, 2020

Irricana arrested for online child exploitation

ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and Beiseker RCMP have charged a 47-year-old man with online child exploitation offences.Karl Schackwidt was arrested Wednesday and his home in Irricana ...

Apr 23, 2020

Arson suspected in Red Deer vehicle fire

Red Deer RCMP are searching for a suspect following what is believed to be an early morning arson fire to a vehicle in Vanier Woods East on Wednesday.Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) fire safety cod...

Apr 22, 2020 (Nicole Alexander)

ALERT: Sharp rise in online child exploitation reports in March

EDMONTON, AB - Parents across the province are being advised to closely monitor their childrens' online activity.The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's (ALERT) Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I...

Apr 21, 2020 Incidents reported to ICE. (ALERT)

Lacombe police make drug arrests

Members of the Lacombe Police Service recently made drug-related arrests on back to back days.On April 15, officers conducted a traffic stop on a 2014 Jeep Patriot on 58th Street at C&E Trail in L...

Apr 21, 2020

Innisfail Mounties seize drugs and weapons, arrest three

Three people have been charged after Mounties in Innisfail turned up drugs, firearms and other weapons during a routine traffic stop. RCMP pulled over a vehicle with three occupants at about 7 p.m. Su...

Andrew Snook Apr 21, 2020 (Photo: Innisfail RCMP)

Mounties investigate infant death in Airdrie

RCMP in southern Alberta are investigating the death of a baby.Police say officers in their Airdrie detachment responded to a report yesterday afternoon of an infant that wasn't breathing.They say the...

Apr 21, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: April 9 - April 16

April 98:55 am -Parkland County - Tomahawk - Complainant reporting a white Dodge Journey is in a field covered in mud. Members attended and located a male and female. Male had outstanding warrant and ...

Apr 20, 2020