Category: RCMP Updates

Edmonton, Alta. – The Alberta RCMP is aware and investigating email bomb threats that were sent to multiple businesses in communities throughout Alberta. The email threats are demanding Bitcoin payment. If you have been the recipient of one of these email threats, please do not respond to the Bitcoin demand. The RCMP is determining the origin and validity…

On December 10, 2018 at approximately 7:17am, Turner Valley RCMP received a call from a resident on 252 Street W in Priddis, AB.  The home owner had been woken up by their dog who was acting up.  A black car was observed, unattended, left running in the driveway.  Another vehicle drove down the laneway from the outbuildings shortly after.  A female driver, who identified herself as “Haley”, claimed that…

Edmonton – This week, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services discussed the impact of the upcoming legislation of part two of Bill C-46 on police delivery, which will put Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) into force on Dec. 18, 2018. On Dec. 1, the RCMP participated in National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, a Canada-wide initiative that brings together…

*UPDATE* Crowsnest Pass, Atla. –Crowsnest Pass and Nanton RCMP detachments advise Highway 22 is now cleared of the semi collision. Due to high winds on Highway 2 and Highway 22, travel is still not recommended for any large light vehicles, such as RVs and empty tractor trailers. Police are still in the area dealing with numerous…

High River, Alberta – RCMP in High River are asking for the public’s assistance to locate a man who failed to turn himself in after being sentenced to serve intermittent custody. Cole Stuart Mclean (30) was sentenced to a term of intermittent custody on November 30th, 2018. Mclean failed to attend the Calgary Remand Centre to…

Edmonton – Explosives and detonators that are not disposed of properly are extremely dangerous and surprisingly common on Alberta properties. Historic rules gave Alberta farmers easy access to dynamite and as a result there is a large quantity of explosives that remain forgotten on properties. From November 2017 to October 2018 the RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit (EDU) recovered…

Calgary –  RCMP Serious and Organized Crime have arrested and charged five Calgary residents following a months long investigation into drug trafficking activities in Calgary. Police executed two Search Warrants within Calgary, one in Nolan Field, the other in the community of Brentwood. There were also numerous vehicles used for trafficking drugs that were searched by investigators…

Calgary, Atla. –  On Nov. 22, 2018 members of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intercepted a female arriving into Calgary International Airport who was smuggling heroin. A subsequent investigation by CBSA determined that she had swallowed numerous heroin pellets in efforts to avoid detection. Additionally, she was found to have heroin concealed in her suitcase.…

Edmonton – National Safe Driving Week runs from Dec. 1 to 7. National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, Dec 1, brought together hundreds of RCMP officers and Alberta Sheriffs out on patrol to remove drivers, impaired by drugs or alcohol, off the road. From Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2018, Alberta RCMP laid 2,788 charges for impaired operation by…

Nanton, Alta. – Between Nov. 26 – 27, 2018 Nanton and Claresholm RCMP received several complaints of batteries being stolen from various oil well sites in the area. During the investigation, Nanton and Claresholm RCMP were alerted to a possible location of the stolen batteries in the Calgary area. On Nov. 27, 2018, Nanton RCMP attended a location in the Calgary area and were able recover…

Chestermere, Alberta – On Monday November 26, 2018, Chestermere RCMP responded to a residence in the West Creek Mews area of Chestermere. Upon arrival, one of the residents, 41-year-old Dennis Lewis, was found suffering from an injury caused by a gunshot. Dennis Lewis was pronounced deceased at the Foothills Medical Centre shortly after arriving there. The RCMP Southern…

Nanton, Alta. – On Nov. 28, 2018 at approximately 9:00 a.m., Nanton and High River RCMP were conducting rural patrols in the area of Township Road 164 and Range Road 290, when they located a truck and cargo trailer that had been stolen from Chestermere, Alta., earlier in the morning. Police approached the truck and observed…

Edmonton – A Fort MacLeod, Alberta RCMP member has been charged with assault following a police investigation. On April 13, 2018, Cst. Troy Heystek responded to a 911 call made from a home in Granum, Alta. After confirming the welfare of the resident of that home, Cst. Heystek and the resident entered into a verbal…