Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Man charged in police chase last summer sentenced
One of two men charged following a series of police pursuits throughout central Alberta last summer where shots were fired at police has been sentenced to nearly two years behind bars.It was just afte...
May 12, 2021
Man charged in O'Chiese shooting death to stand trial
A man charged in relation to a shooting death last summer at O'Chiese First Nation has been ordered to stand trial.A preliminary hearing held last week in Rocky Mountain House provincial court for Lyl...
May 12, 2021
Three facing charges after guns, drugs seized in Lacombe
Three people have been arrested on drugs and firearms offences following a joint investigation between ALERT and Lacombe Police Service. The arrests took place on May 5, 2021 after a Lacombe house and...
May 12, 2021
Four people ticketed for attending anti-lockdown rally at Whistle Stop Café: RCMP
RCMP say they ticketed four people after an anti-lockdown rally was attended by hundreds in central Alberta over the weekend.A "Save Alberta Campout Protest" was held Saturday outside the Whistle Stop...
May 12, 2021
Red Deer man charged following lease site break in near Sundre
A Red Deer man is facing several charges after central Alberta Mounties foiled a break and enter at a rural lease site near Sundre last month.On Apr. 28, at 2:00 a.m., Sundre RCMP were conducting patr...
May 12, 2021
Jewish group "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags in Alberta towns
BRETON, AB- A prominent Jewish organization says it is "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags being displayed in two Alberta towns within days of each other. The Friends of Simon Wiese...
May 11, 2021
‘No More Lockdowns Rodeo’ organizers charged for public health violation
The organizers of an anti-lockdown rodeo held earlier this month near Bowden have been charged for violating public health orders.Ty and Gail Northcott are to appear in Red Deer provincial court May 1...
May 11, 2021
Quentin Strawberry found not guilty in 2019 stabbing death
A man charged with fatally stabbing another man with a machete at his Red Deer home over two years ago has been found not guilty.Quentin Strawberry was acquitted on a count of second-degree murder Mon...
May 10, 2021
RCMP investigating after Alberta woman found dead on B.C. highway
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP is asking for the public's help after an Alberta woman was found dead on Thursday, May 6 in Kootenay National Park.The body of 35-year-old Brenda Ware was foun...
May 10, 2021
Dozens gather at Whistle Stop Cafe to rally against health orders
MIRROR, Alta. - RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta caf Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouri...
May 08, 2021