Crime

The Better Business Bureau is warning Alberta homeowners and businesses to be on guard against a paving scam that has been making the rounds across the province. The scheme typically begins with an unsolicited knock at the door. A contractor introduces themself, claims to be working nearby and says they noticed the condition of your […]

Crime statistics in the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment area rose sharply in the first three months of 2026. The detachment’s January-to-March provincial policing report shows crimes against persons jumped 64 per cent year-over-year, but detachment commander Sgt. Mark Amatto says the spike reflects something positive: more victims of domestic violence are coming forward. According to […]

Crime statistics in the Pincher Creek RCMP detachment area rose during the first three months of 2026. Sgt. Ryan Hodge says the numbers reflect the natural ebb and flow of rural policing statistics rather than a dramatic shift in community safety. According to Pincher Creek RCMP’s January-to-March policing report, total Criminal Code offences increased 32 […]

RCMP have recovered the vehicle believed to have been driven by the suspect in a fatal shooting on Highway 2 near Leduc on March 14. The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit said the vehicle is a grey 2022 Ford F-150. Police are still asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage of Highway […]

A driver is dead after a shooting on Highway 2 near Leduc on Saturday afternoon. RCMP say a witness observed a white or grey pickup truck pull alongside a black 2012 Honda Civic near Township Road 490 around 2:50 p.m. Moments later, the pickup sped off and the Honda pulled over to the side of […]

The death of a 92-year-old man found outside his Ponoka County residence has been ruled a homicide. Ponoka RCMP located the deceased man on Feb. 24 after responding to a report of a sudden death at a rural residence around 11:25 a.m. The circumstances appeared suspicious and RCMP Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation. […]

Two men are facing charges after a disturbance at the Grand Union in Coleman on Feb. 16. Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a report of two males arguing with staff. Two witnesses attempted to intervene and were met with threats and physical harm. Both men were arrested and held for a justice interim bail hearing. […]

Airdrie RCMP is warning property owners of ongoing paving scams and fraudulent contractor services. Recent incidents have involved illegitimate, out-of-town companies offering discounted asphalt-paving services to residents in smaller towns and rural areas. Contractors claim to have leftover materials from previous jobs and offer to pave driveways and parking lots at reduced pricing. Companies may […]

Canada Border Services Agency officers seized more than 1,000 kilograms of narcotics from three commercial trucks at the Coutts port of entry in November and December 2025. The seizures totalled 761 kg of cocaine, 206 kg of methamphetamine, 43 kg of suspected heroin and small amounts of opium. On Nov. 26, officers examined a commercial […]

An 18-year-old Fort McMurray teen is facing charges after police responded to a report of a student with a firearm at a local school. Anthony White was arrested and charged with uttering threats, common nuisance and conveying false messaging. Wood Buffalo RCMP received a call around 2:42 p.m. on Feb. 11 stating a student had […]

The Better Business Bureau of Alberta and East Kootenay is warning that criminals posing as prospective romantic partners are defrauding people through investment scams. “Romance scams are investment scams,” says Mary O’Sullivan-Andersen, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Alberta and East Kootenay. “And now there are reports of more female scammers operating […]

A Bonnyville man is facing charges related to online child exploitation following an investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit arrested Michel (Mitch) Michaud on Jan. 28 with assistance from Bonnyville RCMP. The 48-year-old is charged with possession, access and distribution of child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and one […]

A 22-year-old Edmonton man is facing robbery and assault charges after a rideshare driver was attacked and had his vehicle stolen. On Feb. 7 around 7:40 a.m., Strathcona County RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 21 near Township Road 534. The adult male driver was trapped inside an SUV and showing signs of […]

Piikani Nation Chief Troy Knowlton has commended staff for identifying financial irregularities at Piikani Resource Development Ltd., a discovery that led to fraud charges against Piikani RCMP Const. Grant Shade and his wife, Katrina Shade, a former PRDL employee. Alberta RCMP laid charges against the couple in January following an extensive investigation. Both were charged […]

A 22-year-old Edmonton man is facing robbery and assault charges after a rideshare driver was attacked and had his vehicle stolen. On Feb. 7 around 7:40 a.m., Strathcona County RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 21 near Township Road 534. The adult male driver was trapped inside an SUV and showing signs of […]

An Edmonton woman is facing fraud charges after a Strathcona County business was defrauded of $138,000. Keyanna Leigh Utas, 33, was arrested Jan. 29 following an investigation by the Strathcona County RCMP Financial Crime Unit that began in May 2025. She is charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 […]

Two Whitecourt men are facing firearms trafficking charges after police seized five firearms, four of them restricted, following an investigation into shots fired in the community. Kyle Kenneth Thebeau, 40, and Nuno Michael Lourenco, 47, were arrested Jan. 29 after Whitecourt RCMP, assisted by the traffic section, stopped a suspect vehicle and found a loaded […]

A 32-year-old Lloydminster man is facing child pornography charges following a year-long investigation. Jayson Vincent Capio was arrested Feb. 5 and charged with distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography. Lloydminster RCMP General Investigation Section launched the investigation in October 2024 after receiving information from the Northern Alberta Internet Child […]

Darcy Pedersen, 47, of Fort Macleod and Shannon Calderwood, 51, of Pincher Creek face multiple drug trafficking charges following a joint investigation by Piikani Nation RCMP, Fort Macleod RCMP and the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit. The investigation began last month after Piikani Nation RCMP received intelligence about possible drug trafficking in Fort Macleod, […]