Crime & Courts

Drayton Valley RCMP arrest man and recover stolen vehicle

Drayton Valley RCMP took a man into custody last week after recovering a stolen vehicle.On March 4, a member on patrol spotted an older model white Dodge Ram being driven by a known offender. Further ...

Mar 09, 2020

Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

EDMONTON - Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton.Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court.Hayes-Ric...

Mar 06, 2020

Rocky RCMP Report Feb 27 - Mar 5

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 06, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: Feb. 27 - Mar. 5

February 279:47 am - Drayton valley - 51 Avenue - Complainant calling to report a theft from store by known females. They came into the store and took a few items into the change rooms and then left. ...

Mar 06, 2020

Four Brazeau County residents charged after stolen property recovered by police

Five people, including four from Brazeau County, are facing charges after the Central Alberta Crime Reduction Unit recovered stolen property at a residential property in Brazeau County.On February 26,...

Mar 06, 2020

Court Briefs: March 5

A Red Deer man charged after an RCMP vehicle was rammed into and an officer dragged in Penhold is now scheduled for trial.The incident happened around 11:00 p.m. on December 16, 2018 when Mounties on ...

Mar 05, 2020

Cocaine seized, woman arrested in Rocky Mountain House

A 25-year-old woman faces charges after being arrested by Rocky Mountain House RCMP for drug trafficking. At about 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, while conducting patrols, the Rocky Mountain House Crime Reduct...

Mar 04, 2020 (Photo: Rocky Mtn. House RCMP)

Drayton Valley man facing charges after being caught in stolen vehicle

A Drayton Valley man is facing a list of charges after being arrested in a stolen vehicle in St. Albert.On February 21, St. Albert RCMP responded to a report of a stolen vehicle being seen in the Land...

Mar 04, 2020

Brazeau County man among four charged in Leduc after home searched with a warrant

A Brazeau County man is facing charges after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the Willow Park Estates area of Leduc, resulting in the arrest of four people.The search took place on Febr...

Mar 04, 2020

Mother of Lacombe murder victim furious both accused are out on bail

The mother of a young man murdered in Lacombe last year says she's lost her faith in Canada's justice system.Carrie Cocke of Ponoka says with both people charged in her son's death now walking free af...

Mar 04, 2020 Jeffery Kraft, 20, of Ponoka, died on Dec. 15, 2019 after suffering a gunshot wound during an altercation in Lacombe.