Sherwood Park

• IED in Sherwood Park car designed to kill many people, former Mountie says

  'This is the kind of stuff you use to kill high numbers of people,' a former RCMP major crimes investigator said of the briefcase bomb found by police in Sherwood Park.

  Crime

  Apr 9
  
• Homemade bomb containing screws discovered during Sherwood Park arrest

  Inside the foam-insulated briefcase were hundreds of screws and the wiring to make the improvised explosive device explode, RCMP in Sherwood Park said.

  Crime

  Apr 8
  
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• Sherwood Park man sculpts Olympic rings out of snow in front yard

  Every year, Jacques St. Laurent creates a snow sculpture in front of his Sherwood Park home and his latest creation was inspired by the Winter Olympics.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 2
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• RCMP respond to reports of guns at schools in several Alberta communities

  In the aftermath of the shooting spree that left six kids and two adults dead in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., RCMP across Alberta have responded to calls about guns at or near schools.

  Crime

  Feb 12
• Sherwood Park students locked in classrooms due to gun sighting

  A Sherwood Park high school was placed on lockdown and a nearby Jr. high went into a hold and secure after reports of someone possibly having a gun, which turned out to be false.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• Sherwood Park man facing child sexual exploitation charges

  RCMP in Sherwood Park said it launched an investigation in relation to child pornography offences in mid-November.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2025
• Suicidal man wanted RCMP to shoot him in Sherwood Park in July, ASIRT says

  ASIRT said a man who wanted to die showed up at the Strathcona County RCMP with a note apologizing to officers, and pointed a gun with the intention of being killed by police.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2025
• Teenage boy charged after fake gun brought to high school in Sherwood Park

  A 14-year-old has been charged after a fake gun was brought to a high school in Sherwood Park on Thursday, prompting a large police response.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2025
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• Police shooting inside gated parking lot at RCMP detachment in Sherwood Park

  Detachment commander Supt. Barry Larocque said a man with what appeared to be a gun was in their gated, locked parking lot on the backside of the building.

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2025
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• Sherwood Park daycare employee accused of assaulting 5 kids

  RCMP allege five kids between the ages of five and eight were assaulted this spring at the Emerald Park Daycare in Sherwood Park.

  Crime

  Jun 23, 2025