Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team

• Alberta looks to expand Sheriffs’ responsibilities to combat spike in crime

  As cities across Alberta continue to see a spike in crime and public disorder, Premier Danielle Smith is directing her public safety minister to expand Alberta Sheriffs' purview.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
  
• Southern Alberta man charged with child porn offences

  A 66-year-old Bassano man has been charged with accessing and possessing child pornography after an investigation by RCMP and ALERT's internet child exploitation unit.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• $100K in drugs seized in Lethbridge, Alta., 3 face charges

  Police searched four homes as the result of an investigation. One was known for generating complaints about drug trafficking from neighbours, according to police.

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2023
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• 3 Edmonton suspects charged with human trafficking; 2 teens rescued

  ALERT's human trafficking unit got a tip in May about a teenager from Saskatchewan being lured to Edmonton to work in the sex industry.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
• Investigators desperately trying to identify victim in Alberta child sexual assault case

  After an investigation of a child sexual assault case, police in High Level, Alta., are turning to the public in the hopes of identifying the young victim of the man charged.

  Crime

  May 4, 2023
• Alberta man faces 7 charges, accused of abusing child in family for years

  A 28-year-old man from central Alberta has been charged with numerous sexual offences, accused of abusing a family member over five years, ALERT said.

  Crime

  Apr 27, 2023
• Edmonton man charged with sexually exploiting, trafficking ‘at least 2 teen girls’

  Through the investigation, police also identified two additional underage girls who were being lured into the sex trade.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
• Alberta adds gang suppression, firearms investigation units to ALERT in Calgary

  Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis announced $4.4 million to create new ALERT units addressing gang suppression and firearms investigations.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2023
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• 2 Edmonton convicted child sex offenders facing new charges

  Two Edmonton men who were previously convicted of separate child sexual offences have been charged again by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation Unit.

  Crime

  Feb 9, 2023
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• More than $1M worth of drugs, cash off the streets in Lethbridge: ALERT

  ALERT with the help of Lethbridge police have made what they say is one of the biggest drug busts in the city's history. Meth, cocaine and fentanyl were seized.

  Crime

  Jan 25, 2023