Category: News

  • Claresholm RCMP – Fatal Collision on Highway 2

    Claresholm RCMP – Fatal Collision on Highway 2

    Claresholm, Alberta –  At approximately 9:40 am July 14, Claresholm RCMP and Fort Macleod RCMP responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 2 near township road 120. A white courier van travelling northbound on Highway 2 entered the centre median and rolled several times. The passenger of the van, a 25-year-old man from Calgary…

  • Okotoks RCMP Investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

    Okotoks RCMP Investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

      Okotoks, Alberta – On July 15th, 2018 at 3:30 pm Okotoks RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and SUV at the intersection of 552 Highway W and 274 Ave W in the MD of Foothills. The 65 year old male from Calgary who was the driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased…

  • High River RCMP – Helicopter Crash Along Sheep River

    High River RCMP – Helicopter Crash Along Sheep River

    High River, Alberta –  High River RCMP are on scene of a helicopter crash the took place on the shoreline of the Sheep River on Sunday. At approximately 5:30pm July 15, Okotoks and High River RCMP responded to a report of an aircraft crashing on the shoreline of the Sheep River near the Davisburg Bridge…

  • Grande Prairie RCMP Searching for Missing Child – UPDATE #8

    Grande Prairie RCMP Searching for Missing Child – UPDATE #8

    Grande Prairie, Alberta –  On July 12, 2018 Peace River RCMP were called to a construction berm on the Peace River off 94 Street approximately 220 KM away from where a 2 year old boy went missing on Friday July 6, 2018. On arrival a body was recovered. The body has been tentatively identified and it is…

  • Calgary’s Airport Trail Expansion Moving Ahead

    Calgary’s Airport Trail Expansion Moving Ahead

    A critical Calgary airport and industrial access road across the city’s northeast is moving ahead thanks in part to a Government of Alberta investment.   The governments of Canada, Alberta and Calgary, along with the Calgary Airport Authority, have committed to fund the completion of Calgary’s Airport Trail between 36 Street NE and 60 Street…

  • High River RCMP Investigate Assault Complaint

    High River RCMP Investigate Assault Complaint

    High River, Alberta – On July 8, 2018 High River RCMP responded to a complaint of an assault.  The assault happened at approximately 11:15 a.m. in the back alley between 4th and 5th Avenue SW. The victim was in his vehicle along the back alley with his driver window open when the male suspect got his attention by…

  • Nurse Unlawfully Accessed Health Information

    Nurse Unlawfully Accessed Health Information

    A registered nurse pleaded guilty to accessing health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA) and received a $3,000 fine, plus a victim fine surcharge of 30 per cent of the imposed fine, on June 25, 2018. In 2016, two individuals requested audit logs of accesses to their health information in Alberta Netcare, the provincial…

  • High River RCMP Investigates Theft from Vehicles

    High River RCMP Investigates Theft from Vehicles

    High River, Alberta – On June 24, 2018, High River RCMP received multiple complaints of car prowling and theft from vehicles that happened overnight in the Montrose area. In all the complaints, the vehicles were unlocked. The suspects searched through them and took items from most of the vehicles.  In one instance the suspects moved the…

  • Okotoks RCMP Investigate Assault

    Okotoks RCMP Investigate Assault

    Okotoks, Alberta – On July 9th, 2018 in the early morning hours, Okotoks RCMP responded to a report an assault in the Town of Okotoks. The victim sustained injuries, and was transported to hospital for further treatment. Okotoks RCMP believe this is a targeted incident, and there is no risk to the public. Three to four suspects were involved.…

  • Cochrane RCMP – Massive Structure Fire Under Investigation **UPDATE**

    Cochrane RCMP – Massive Structure Fire Under Investigation **UPDATE**

    UPDATE Cochrane, AB – The Cochrane RCMP General Investigation Section and the Cochrane Fire Department continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fire.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.  “Because this fire was so large and has a damage estimate in excess of 2 million dollars a thorough investigation is underway, which can take time” said…

  • Missing Person – Claresholm, Alberta

    Missing Person – Claresholm, Alberta

    Claresholm RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing resident. Maureen Pearl Broadhead was last seen on Saturday, July 7 at 1630 hrs in Claresholm, Alberta at the Claresholm Centre for Mental Health and Addictions. Caucasian female 36 years 170 cm (5′  7″) 79 kgs (175lbs) blonde hair hazel eyes She uses a cane for…

  • High River RCMP Had a Busy Canada Day Weekend

    High River RCMP Had a Busy Canada Day Weekend

    High River RCMP Seek Public Assistance to Recover Stolen Propery High River, Alberta –  On Sunday July 1st, 2018 High River experienced a number of property related offences. Sometime around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday July 1st, a white Dodge Ram pickup truck entered a rural property on 104 St just south of High River. The truck…

  • Calgary Police Service Launching Patrol Less Lethal Program

    Calgary Police Service Launching Patrol Less Lethal Program

    The Calgary Police Service will be launching a Patrol Less Lethal program in order to provide frontline officers with an additional tool to help safely resolve high-risk, critical incidents. The Patrol Less Lethal program helps address a gap in the tools currently available to frontline officers. The Service will adopt the single-shot 37mm ARWEN ACE-T…

  • Charges Laid in Humboldt Bronco Bus Collision Investigation

    Charges Laid in Humboldt Bronco Bus Collision Investigation

    Today, Friday July 6th, 2018 at 10:07 am, investigators from the RCMP Major Crime Unit arrested the driver of the semi-trailer unit, Jaskirat Sidhu, a 29-year-old male from Calgary, Alberta.

  • ASIRT Concludes Investigation of RCMP and EPS Use of Force

    ASIRT Concludes Investigation of RCMP and EPS Use of Force

    On July 28, 2017, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an arrest on July 25, 2017 by both a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) member and members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). During the arrest, a 21-year-old man sustained multiple facial fractures to his right orbital/nasal…