Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Conditional sentence for former Red Deer Mountie guilty of breach of trust
A former Red Deer RCMP officer found guilty of breach of trust has been handed a conditional sentence that includes house arrest and community service. Justice David Gates delivered his sentence Tuesd...
Jan 07, 2020 Jason Tress (left) and defence lawyer Robb Beeman are shown leaving the Red Deer Courthouse on Sept. 24, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Walmart shooting suspect came to Red Deer from Prince Albert
The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the parking lot at Walmart in south Red Deer has a Saskatchewan connection. Several sources close to Chase Freed say he lived in the city of Prince Al...
Jan 07, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)
Store manager infuriated by third break-in in less than 3 years
Management at a Red Deer retail store is expressing disappointment and frustration over the city's crime challenges following the store's third break-in over the past two-and-a-half years.Tara Wells, ...
Jan 07, 2020 (Photo submitted)
Lacombe murder suspects back in court this month
A man and woman accused in the death of a man in Lacombe are due back in court at the end of this month. Tyler John Campbell, 27, and Amie Rogers, 21, are charged with second-degree murder and resisti...
Jan 06, 2020
Man charged in fatal collision on QEII to face preliminary hearing
An Edmonton man charged after a bicyclist was hit and killed on the QEII Highway near Red Deer last fall will face a preliminary hearing.At about 12:45 a.m. on Sept. 14, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a...
Jan 06, 2020
Resolution still possible for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband
A possible resolution is still in the works for a Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband last year.On Monday, Court of Queen's Bench Justice Craig M. Jones learned that the Crown is stil...
Jan 06, 2020
Red Deer murder suspect makes brief court appearance
The man accused in a fatal shooting outside the Walmart store in south Red Deer last month made a brief court appearance Monday morning. Chase Freed appeared in Red Deer provincial court via CCTV from...
Jan 06, 2020 There was a heavy police presence surrounding the Walmart store in south Red Deer in response to a fatal shooting. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Red Deer Mounties round up repeat offenders
A four-day warrant round-up conducted by Red Deer RCMP last month has resulted in the arrest of 39 people facing a total of 163 charges.Between December 10 and 13, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Te...
Jan 03, 2020
Operation Red Nose volunteers hit by possible drunk driver near Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A volunteer organization that offers free rides to drivers who may have been drinking ended its year with a stark reminder of why the service is so important.RCMP say an Operation Red Nose ...
Jan 02, 2020 (Photo: CFJC Today)
Two arrested after LPO assaulted Christmas Eve
Two men are facing charges after causing a disturbance and allegedly assaulting a Loss Prevention Officer (LPO) at the Canadian Tire in south Red Deer on Christmas Eve.RCMP say their investigation ind...
Jan 02, 2020 Red Deer RCMP officers arrest two suspects in a truck following the alleged assault of a Loss Prevention Officer at the Canadian Tire south location on Christmas Eve morning. (Submitted)