Alberta Rural Crime

• Violence towards police in Alberta highlighted as Mountie hit, dragged during arrest

  RCMP body-worn camera video shows how an arrest in Gibbons led to an officer having to jump into a moving vehicle and seize the keys from suspects trying to flee in a stolen truck.

  Crime

  Jul 31
  
• Rural Alberta man says he was shot at, run over by thieves targeting neighbour’s property

  Mike Stuber said suspicious activity was seen at his neighbour's property near Barrhead and so he went to check it out as she feared a theft was taking place while she was away.

  Crime

  Jun 18
  
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• StatsCan data suggests rural crime rates consistently higher than in urban centres

  In 2023, Saskatchewan's rural crime rates were 68 per cent higher than urban areas, the report said.

  Canada

  May 2
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• RCMP seize millions of dollars worth of equipment from alleged chop shop in Alberta

  Police say the stolen goods in one north-central Alberta community include two semi-trucks, six semi-trailers, off-road vehicles, holiday trailers and pieces of heavy equipment.

  Crime

  Jan 2
• RCMP looking for break-and-enter suspects who triggered shelter-in-place advisory west of Edmonton

  A shelter-in-place advisory issued by Alberta RCMP for an area in Parkland County on Thursday morning has been lifted.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2024
• Investigation underway after police shoot at suspect who jumped into Red Deer RCMP vehicle

  A stolen vehicle investigation in central Alberta escalated when a suspect allegedly tried to drive away in an RCMP vehicle and was shot at by police earlier this week.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2023
• Suspected body found in burnt-out vehicle in Sturgeon County

  Human remains are believed to have been found inside a burnt-out vehicle on a rural road north of Fort Saskatchewan in Sturgeon County.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2023
• RCMP make arrest after 9-year-old robbed by man with axe in southern Alberta

  According to Alberta police, the suspect responsible for robbing a child while displaying an axe Saturday had previously been convicted of a similar robbery in Lethbridge.

  Crime

  Mar 13, 2023
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• Evidence cannot support Alberta man’s robbery convictions: Supreme Court of Canada

  Following a hearing last month, the Supreme Court set aside Metzger's convictions and substituted verdicts of acquittal, saying written reasons would follow.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2023
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• Man left with minor injuries after being shot at by RCMP in Evansburg, Alta.

  Police said late Saturday night an Evansburg RCMP officer found a vehicle that was stuck that had been reported stolen. Shots were fired when the officer approached the car.

  Crime

  Feb 27, 2023