Crime & Courts

Mayor Veer asks Ottawa to keep prisoners behind bars during pandemic

Red Deer's mayor says releasing some prisoners early as a way of addressing physical distancing concerns in Canada's institutions would be a risk to public safety in our community. Last week, Public S...

Apr 07, 2020 (Dreamstime.com)

Mounties seize loaded firearms form vehicle in Caroline

The Rocky Mountain House RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) made arrests on April 1, and seized three loaded firearms from within a vehicle. One of these firearms, police say, was a sawed-off shotgun.At ...

Apr 07, 2020

Calls from residents help Innisfail RCMP nab crook

RCMP in Innisfail say help from the public was key in nabbing a suspected a car prowler, who was later found to be possessing drugs and stolen items.Mounties say "many Innisfail residents" woke up on ...

Apr 06, 2020

'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears

It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...

Apr 04, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

'Always new expenses:' Lawsuits filed as anniversary of Broncos bus crash nears

It's been almost two years since the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and with the solemn anniversary comes a closing legal window that has seen several lawsuits filed in court.Sixtee...

Apr 03, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Drayton Valley RCMP report: March 26 - April 1

March 268:23 am - Brazeau County - Gas plant broken into overnight. Padlock on gate was cut and a calf sled was stolen.9:09 am - Brazeau County - Rocky Rapids - Mailboxes broken into overnight. Unknow...

Apr 03, 2020

Habitat Red Deer ask residents not to illegally dump items

Habitat for Humanity Red Deer has temporarily closed its ReStore due to the COVID 19 pandemic to protect public health. But officials say that hasn't stopped some people from dumping household items a...

Apr 03, 2020 (Photo supplied)

Lacombe Police Service investigate stolen vehicle incidents

Lacombe Police Service says it is investigating three incidents involving stolen vehicles from this past week. On 28 March, police recovered a number of stolen vehicles, including a 2017 Audi Q7 and a...

Apr 03, 2020

Stettler RCMP arrest three including man unlawfully at large

Mounties in Stettler say they've arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for being unlawfully at large.It was at about 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday when Stettler RCMP attended a rural residence on Hi...

Apr 03, 2020

Second-degree murder charges in shooting deaths of two Alberta men on rural road

BONNYVILLE - Police have laid charges in the fatal shooting of two men on a rural road in eastern Alberta last week.Anthony Bilodeau, who is 31 and from Glendon, Alta., is accused of second-degree mur...

Apr 02, 2020