Edmonton Crime

• Girl finds loaded handgun near pond in west Edmonton neighbourhood

  After the gun was found, Edmonton police obtained overnight security footage from March 8 in the Secord area, showing a man getting out of a white car while carrying a blue rag.

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  Mar 18
  
• Passengers recount QEII drive-by shooting that killed Edmonton man: ‘No one deserves this’

  Three childhood friends were on a trip from Edmonton to Banff when their car was shot at while they drove down the QEII south of Leduc, killing 22-year-old Birinder Singh.

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  Mar 17
  
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• Driver dead following drive-by shooting on QEII near Leduc

  Alberta RCMP say just before 3 p.m. Saturday, a pickup truck pulled up beside a Honda Civic on the QEII and a gun was fired, resulting in the death of the car's driver.

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  Mar 15
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• Leave bid denied for Edmonton murderer Mark Twitchell, convicted in notorious ‘Dexter’ case

  Edmonton killer Mark Twitchell is now incarcerated at the medium-security prison in Bowden, serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Johnny Altinger in 2008.

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  Mar 13
• Edmontonians warn others about uptick in ‘hugging bandit’ distraction thefts

  Peggy Duby, 87, was taking her trash bin out to the curb when her necklace was stolen off her body during a distraction theft outside her Edmonton home.

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  Mar 2
• Family outraged at manslaughter sentence in girl’s death that prompted Edmonton police letter

  The judge cited actions by the Edmonton Police Service as a mitigating factor when sentencing Ashley Rattlesnake for manslaughter — shocking and angering the family of Nina Napope.

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  Feb 27
• Robberies during FB Marketplace, Kijiji sales in Edmonton prompt police warning

  More than a dozen robberies occurred when people were trying to sell items on Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji, leading to three teens being arrested and charged with theft.

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  Feb 24
• Edmonton church deacon accused of sexually assaulting a minor

  A 48-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference stemming from an incident in November 2025.

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  Feb 11
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• Man who killed Fort Saskatchewan mom in U-Haul hit-and-run found guilty

  A man who hit and killed a Fort Saskatchewan mom with a U-Haul truck during a police chase between Beaumont and Edmonton two years ago area has been found guilty in her death.

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  Feb 9
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• Former Edmonton cadets instructor charged with historic sexual assaults

  Edmonton police allege three teenage boys, who were cadets, were sexually assaulted on separate occasions between 2009 and 2016 by a man who was their cadet instructor.

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  Feb 2