Crime & Courts

Lacombe Police Service shares COVID-19 crime prevention tips

The Lacombe Police Service (LPS) is providing resources for local business owners during the COVID-19 Pandemic. They say the following tips can be used to assist with security during business closures...

Mar 26, 2020

Traffic stop in Rocky Mountain House leads to weapons seizure

RCMP say the pilot Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) in Rocky Mountain House has seized a loaded sawed-off shotgun as well as ammunition, other weapons and stolen property during a traffic stop on March 23.S...

Mar 26, 2020 (Photo: RCMP)

'A death sentence:' Advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in jails, prisons

Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What we have is people...

Mar 26, 2020

Red Deer man wanted for shooting near Olds

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Red Deer man who police believe is responsible for shooting another man southeast of Olds. It was at about 2 p.m. on March 20 when Olds RCMP received a complain...

Mar 25, 2020 Lyle Vance

Albertans face heavy fines for violating public health orders

Law enforcement agencies in Alberta have been granted full authority by the provincial government to issue fines to those who violate public health orders aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.Thro...

Mar 25, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a news conference on March 25 (Gov't of Alberta livestream)

Bank robbery in south Red Deer

Red Deer RCMP are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Tuesday morning in the city's south end. Mounties were called at around 10:30 a.m. after a lone male had left the Servus Credit Union at 30...

Andrew Snook Mar 24, 2020 Video surveillance image of the suspect in the robbery of the Servus Credit Union on 30 St. on Tuesday(Photo supplied by Red Deer RCMP)

Armed robberies lead to charges against five suspects

Police have charged five suspects for a string of robberies in central Alberta last summer. RCMP from Leduc, Wetaskiwin and Ponoka RCMP along with the Edmonton Police Service investigated four robberi...

Mar 24, 2020

Preliminary hearing booked for pair charged in fatal Lacombe shooting

A preliminary hearing will take place later this year for two people charged in a fatal shooting in Lacombe last December.Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Joanne Rogers, 21, both of Lacombe, will be ...

Mar 23, 2020

Drug house shut down in north Red Deer

A residence in north Red Deer that's been the scene of drug trafficking activity has been boarded up for the next three months.The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheri...

Mar 20, 2020 Police have shut down a residence on Gunn Street where drug trafficking activity took place (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Rocky RCMP Report: March 12-16

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...

Mar 19, 2020