Crime & Courts

Sylvan Lake man charged in $2.6 million fraud case still seeking lawyer

Legal delays continue for a Sylvan Lake man charged in an alleged $2.6 million fraud case reportedly involving a 'revolutionary fracking product.'Dane Michael Skinner, 55, appeared in Red Deer Court o...

Feb 03, 2020 Dane Skinner of Sylvan Lake stands accused in a $2.6 million fraud case involving a reported 'revolutionary fracking product.' (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Dates set for Rocky Mountain House murder trial

Trial dates have now been set for a man accused in the shooting death of a Rocky Mountain House woman and the attempted murder of her sister last summer.Marshall Lawrence Stone, 45, of Rocky Mountain ...

Feb 03, 2020 Ashley Smith-Ames of Rocky Mountain House, seen here with her five-year-old son Keegan, was the victim of what police describe as a domestic homicide on July 26, 2019. (Supplied)

Needle exchange program coming to Bowden Institution

The union representing correctional officers at Bowden Institution is calling out the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) for its decision to implement a needle exchange program at the institution.Th...

Feb 03, 2020

Red Deer man sentenced to five years for drug trafficking

A man who was the primary focus of police in making a drug trafficking bust in late 2018 is now spending the next few years behind bars. On December 13, 2018, ALERT's Red Deer organized crime and gang...

Jan 31, 2020 rdnewsNOW file photo of the results of a ALERT drug trafficking bust in Red Deer in Dec. 2018

Lacombe murder suspects appear in court

Two suspects charged in the shooting death of a young man last month in Lacombe made a brief court appearance Friday morning. Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Rogers, 21, both appeared in Red Deer pr...

Jan 31, 2020 Jeffrey Kraft died last month after suffering a gunshot wound during an altercation in Lacombe.

Drayton Valley woman charged in Slave Lake after traffic stop yields drugs and cash

A Drayton Valley woman is one of four people facing charges after a traffic stop in Slave Lake lead to a seizure of drugs and Canadian currency.On the night of January 28, Slave Lake RCMP were conduct...

Jan 31, 2020

Calgary police expanding mandatory roadside drunk driving checks

CALGARY - The Calgary Police Service says it is equipping all frontline officers with alcohol screening devices as it expands roadside tests for drivers.All drivers in the city can now expect to provi...

Jan 30, 2020

Drayton Valley RCMP report: Jan. 23 - Jan. 30

January 2311:18 am - Brazeau County - RR 73 - Complainant reporting an assault. Roommate punched complainant in the face and sprayed them with chemical spray. Members attended, no signs of physical in...

Jan 30, 2020

Rocky RCMP Report Jan 24-29

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...

Jan 30, 2020

Charges laid in fatal collision on Highway 9

OYEN, AB - A 37-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a fatal collision on Highway 9 last summer that killed an 11-year-old boy and injured members of his family.Lowell Nathan Dyck has bee...

Jan 29, 2020