Alberta Crime

• Grande Prairie man wanted on first-degree murder charge

  A 37-year-old Grande Prairie man is wanted by the RCMP for first-degree murder in the death of a man whose remains were found in northwestern Alberta earlier this year.

  Crime

  May 2
  
• 7 more victims come forward in Alberta child abuse investigation, more charges laid

  Three weeks after Alberta RCMP released initial information about a “lengthy child abuse investigation," seven new victims have come forward, leading to more charges.

  Crime

  Apr 30
  
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• Alberta minor hockey volunteer in court on sex charges involving 4 teens

  Alexa Suitor, 32, has been charged with sexual interference, sexual assault and four counts of making sexually explicit material available to a child.

  Crime

  Apr 22
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• Woman, man, Drumheller Institution inmate charged in drone drug drop trafficking bust

  A young man and a woman from Eckville, and an inmate inside the Drumheller Institution, have been charged as part of an investigation into drug drone drops at the Alberta prison.

  Crime

  Apr 11
• Alberta government introducing ankle-monitoring program for high-risk offenders

  Currently, electronic monitoring in Alberta is typically managed by private companies. The new program would be monitored 24/7 by a unit within Alberta Correctional Services. 

  Politics

  Mar 14
• Alberta government proposes new ‘police-like’ agency, will operate independently

  The province said the agency will be independent from the government, like all of Alberta's police services.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Man who played role in Beaumont mother’s death will not serve jail time

  Joseph Donald Skelly, 69, received a two-year conditional sentence for his role in the 2023 death of Treasa Lynn Oberly.

  Crime

  Mar 7
• Parole denied for convicted murderer who escaped and took hostages in Alberta in 2011

  A convicted murderer who overpowered a guard while on a day outing in Alberta and took hostages during a nine-day manhunt more than a decade ago has been denied parole.

  Crime

  Mar 7
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• 15 firearms, cocaine and cash seized in rural Alberta drug investigation

  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams started its investigation in November after receiving information about suspected drug activity in the Dewberry and Lloydminster areas.

  Crime

  Feb 29
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• Fort Saskatchewan man charged after rifles, handguns, shotguns seized in INSET probe

  A Fort Saskatchewan man has been charged with weapons-related offences following an investigation by the Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.

  Crime

  Feb 21