Edmonton Trouble Shooter: By the Numbers

• 1994 – When the Trouble Shooter name was adopted.

• 7 – How many Trouble Shooters there have been.

Watch above: Julie Matthews introduces us to all the reporters who have filled the Trouble Shooter role over the past 20 years.

Watch above: Edmonton’s first Trouble Shooter Ross McLaughlin – who now works as the head of WXIA TV’s Centre for Investigative Action Team in Atlanta – speaks about his experience with the franchise.

• 10 – The years Julie Matthews has been Global Edmonton’s Trouble Shooter, making her the longest-serving Trouble Shooter.

•  $57,000 – The single largest cheque the Trouble Shooter has ever been able to obtain in an investigation. This one started after electrical fires began sparking in a renovated condo building; owners said the wiring was unsafe. But they couldn’t get the renovator to reimburse them until they called Global.

• 70+ – The largest number of victims that came forward in one of Julie’s investigations, which in this case was into a defunct wedding decorator.

• 8  – The weeks she posed as a potential love interest on dating websites to expose the tactics and confront overseas criminals trying to trick lonely men and women out of their money

• 7 – The times the Government of Alberta has recognized Julie for her work as Global Edmonton’s Trouble Shooter.

• 3 – The number of regional RTNDA awards Julie has received: one in 2012 for her in-depth undercover investigation into Online Romance Scams, another in 2010 for her investigative reporting on an animal cruelty case, and one for her story into life on the front lines with a BC Forest Fire Attack Crew.