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- Red Deer RCMP seek public assistance to locate missing male youth
- LRPS charge two with drug and weapons offences
- Stolen tractor rolled after snowmobile chase
- Stolen truck in Blackfalds
- Tanker rollover near Grande PrairieAirdrie RCMP seek public's assistance to identify battery thieves
- Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraiser for Special Olympics
- Red Deer RCMP investigates industrial compound break-ins
- Red Deer RCMP seek public assistance in pharmacy break-in
- Pedestrian Hit and Run in Fort McMurray
- Charges laid in fatal Highway 63 hit and run
Red Deer RCMP seek public assistance to locate missing male youth
Red Deer RCMP request the public’s assistance in locating 14 year old Seth Evans, who is reported to have been missing since March 11, 2014. Evans was in touch by telephone and it is believed he may be staying at the Sunchild Reserve, but his location has not been verified.
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| Missing: Seth Evans |
- Aboriginal
- Dark brown hair and eyes
- Approximately 5'1" tall
- Approximately 130 lbs
If you have any information on Seth Evans’ whereabouts you are asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403.343.5575.
LRPS charge two with drug and weapons offences
Lethbridge Regional Police and members of the ALERT Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit seized a significant quantity of drugs, steroids, weapons and other proceeds of crime from a northside home earlier this week.On April 1 police executed a search warrant at a home along Lynx Terrace and recovered approximately 217 grams of cocaine, 54 grams of MDMA, 50 grams of methadone, 124 oxycodone pills, 474 vials of steroids, 2,460 steroid pills, a small quantity of marihuana, an assault rifle, shotgun, ammunition, three replica guns, drug paraphernalia and other unknown liquids and pills currently being analyzed. In addition, police seized an SUV and motorcycle.
A male and female were arrested without incident.
The value of the drugs is estimated at approximately $26,500, the steroids nearly $20,000 and the vehicles $52,500.
Jeremy Scott Coleman, 32, Lethbridge, is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of property obtained by crime. He made his first court appearance April 2.
Mandi Lynn Lumley, 19, of Lethbridge, is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm. She is scheduled to appear in court April 17.
CFSEU-Lethbridge is an ALERT team established and funded by the Government of Alberta to bring together the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources to tackle serious and organized crime. Nearly 400 municipal police, RCMP, and sheriffs work for ALERT.
Stolen tractor rolled after snowmobile chase
On April 2, 2014 at 3:38 p.m the Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a Break and Enter complaint at a rural address on Highway 595 east of Red Deer. At this Break and Enter firearms and other items were stolen by the person responsible. At 5:09 p.m the Blackfalds RCMP were then dispatched to complaint of a stolen John Deere 6400 tractor, with a front end bucket, where the complainant watched the tractor being driven away across the fields.
Blackfalds RCMP began following the movements of the tractor along the fields and secondary roads nearby township Road 374 and Range Road 250. The tractor was crashing through farmers fences and stands of trees on their properties. As the tractor crossed the fields a Blackfalds RCMP member stopped a snowmobiler and was graciously offered a ride on his snow machine to track the stolen implement. At approximately 6:45 p.m the tractor, while evading police, tried to climb a hill but the thief stalled the tractor. When he tried to back it down the hill the driver lost control and rolled the tractor for one complete revolution.
The male driver was not injured and subsequently taken into custody. Within the cab of the tractor the firearms and stolen property that was taken in the first Break and Enter were recovered. There was extensive damage to the tractor. 25 year old Jesse Cecka, of no fixed address, has been charged with Break, Enter and Theft, Theft over $5000 for the tractor, Breach of existing Court documents and multiple counts of Mischief. Cecka will make his first court appearance on April 3, 2014.
Stolen truck in Blackfalds
On Monday March 31, 2014, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a complaint of a stolen Dodge Ram from a residence in Blackfalds. Approximately two hours after the complainant reported their truck stolen, the complainant observed it driving outside of the Town of Blackfalds where a male suspect parked the truck and was picked up in a red Chevrolet truck. The complainant contacted RCMP who responded to the location. The complainant obtained the license plate of the red Chevrolet truck that picked up the suspect.
Blackfalds RCMP located the red Chevrolet truck within minutes and arrested two males.
A subsequent investigation led to one male being charged in the truck theft.
Charged is Jesse BISSONNETTE of Blackfalds, Alberta. BISSONNETTE was charged with the following:
BISSONNETTE was released on March 28, 2014 for similar property related vehicle theft offences.
BISSONNETTE has been remanded in custody with a first appearance date of Friday April 4, 2014.
A second male was charged with a drug offence, however an Information has not yet been sworn before the courts and his name will not be released at this time.
Tanker rollover near Grande Prairie
Airdrie RCMP seek public's assistance to identify battery thieves
The Airdrie RCMP is requesting assistance in identifying a male and female suspects involved in a theft of car battery.
On February 19th 2014, at approximately 11:30 PM, a male and female attended The Breeze condo complex in Bayside in Airdrie. The male broke into the indoor garage while the female waited by the front door in a Black Chrysler 300. The male tried several door handles of the vehicles parked in the garage. After surveying the property, the male returned to the waiting vehicle and he and the female returned to the garage, where the male stole a car battery. The pair left shortly after midnight.
Police are asking for assistance in solving this crime and identifying these suspects. If you have any information on this incident please contact the Airdrie RCMP at (403) 945-7200 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.
Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraiser for Special Olympics
Alberta Law Enforcement will be hosting a fundraiser at the Cross Iron Mills Mall April 5th and 6th at the Boston Pizza. Cops, Pops and Pizza is an event being held to raise funds and awareness to the area's Special Olympics program put on by the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Red Deer RCMP investigates industrial compound break-ins
Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance as they investigate a rash of break-ins to industrial compounds in north Red Deer. Over the weekend of March 29, trailers parked in the yards of three different north-side businesses were broken into: Bilco Welding at 4625 63 Street; Aero Rentals at 6525 67 Street; and Pinnacle Oil Tools at 6454 Golden West Avenue. Tools and other small items were stolen in each case, and damage was done to the trailers.
Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying suspects in these crimes is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403.343.5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at1.800.222.8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.
Red Deer RCMP seek public assistance in pharmacy break-in
On April 1, 2014 at approximately 5:10 am, Red Deer RCMP responded to an alarm at the Gaetz Avenue Pharmacy at 3410 50 Avenue in Red Deer, Alberta. On arrival, police found that the glass front door had been shattered, apparently with a broken shovel that was left on the sidewalk. The opening in the glass door was large enough for a person to crawl through.
The suspect stole approximately 20 blister packs of pills, including hydromorphone and morphine, for a total of between 200 and 400 assorted narcotics. According to surveillance footage, the suspect then left the building by the back door.
Suspect clothing description:
Just before 4:00 p.m. on April 1, 2014 officers of the Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a hit and run with a pedestrian. Upon police arrival they were advised by the victim that they were crossing Dickins Drive by Bird Crescent when they were hit. The vehicle was described as a black Ford F-150 with tinted back windows and silver rims, the driver was a Caucasian male in his 30’s, wearing a black baseball hat. The victim luckily did not sustain injuries and did not require medical assistance.
The matter is still under investigation and the Wood Buffalo RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle and driver in this occurrence.
If you have information about this, or any other investigation(s), please call the Wood Buffalo RCMP at (780) 788-4000, or if you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit.com,or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers [www.crimestoppers.ab.ca] for instructions on how to do). You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), the recovery of stolen property, and/or a seizure of illicit drugs, you may be eligible for a cash reward.
Lethbridge Regional Police and members of the ALERT Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit seized a significant quantity of drugs, steroids, weapons and other proceeds of crime from a northside home earlier this week.On April 1 police executed a search warrant at a home along Lynx Terrace and recovered approximately 217 grams of cocaine, 54 grams of MDMA, 50 grams of methadone, 124 oxycodone pills, 474 vials of steroids, 2,460 steroid pills, a small quantity of marihuana, an assault rifle, shotgun, ammunition, three replica guns, drug paraphernalia and other unknown liquids and pills currently being analyzed. In addition, police seized an SUV and motorcycle.
A male and female were arrested without incident.
The value of the drugs is estimated at approximately $26,500, the steroids nearly $20,000 and the vehicles $52,500.
Jeremy Scott Coleman, 32, Lethbridge, is charged with four counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of property obtained by crime. He made his first court appearance April 2.
Mandi Lynn Lumley, 19, of Lethbridge, is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm. She is scheduled to appear in court April 17.
CFSEU-Lethbridge is an ALERT team established and funded by the Government of Alberta to bring together the province’s most sophisticated law enforcement resources to tackle serious and organized crime. Nearly 400 municipal police, RCMP, and sheriffs work for ALERT.
Stolen tractor rolled after snowmobile chase
On April 2, 2014 at 3:38 p.m the Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a Break and Enter complaint at a rural address on Highway 595 east of Red Deer. At this Break and Enter firearms and other items were stolen by the person responsible. At 5:09 p.m the Blackfalds RCMP were then dispatched to complaint of a stolen John Deere 6400 tractor, with a front end bucket, where the complainant watched the tractor being driven away across the fields.
Blackfalds RCMP began following the movements of the tractor along the fields and secondary roads nearby township Road 374 and Range Road 250. The tractor was crashing through farmers fences and stands of trees on their properties. As the tractor crossed the fields a Blackfalds RCMP member stopped a snowmobiler and was graciously offered a ride on his snow machine to track the stolen implement. At approximately 6:45 p.m the tractor, while evading police, tried to climb a hill but the thief stalled the tractor. When he tried to back it down the hill the driver lost control and rolled the tractor for one complete revolution.
The male driver was not injured and subsequently taken into custody. Within the cab of the tractor the firearms and stolen property that was taken in the first Break and Enter were recovered. There was extensive damage to the tractor. 25 year old Jesse Cecka, of no fixed address, has been charged with Break, Enter and Theft, Theft over $5000 for the tractor, Breach of existing Court documents and multiple counts of Mischief. Cecka will make his first court appearance on April 3, 2014.
On Monday March 31, 2014, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a complaint of a stolen Dodge Ram from a residence in Blackfalds. Approximately two hours after the complainant reported their truck stolen, the complainant observed it driving outside of the Town of Blackfalds where a male suspect parked the truck and was picked up in a red Chevrolet truck. The complainant contacted RCMP who responded to the location. The complainant obtained the license plate of the red Chevrolet truck that picked up the suspect.
Blackfalds RCMP located the red Chevrolet truck within minutes and arrested two males.
A subsequent investigation led to one male being charged in the truck theft.
Charged is Jesse BISSONNETTE of Blackfalds, Alberta. BISSONNETTE was charged with the following:
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- 3 counts of Fail to Comply with a Recognizance
- Possession of Stolen Property Obtained by Crime
- Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
BISSONNETTE was released on March 28, 2014 for similar property related vehicle theft offences.
BISSONNETTE has been remanded in custody with a first appearance date of Friday April 4, 2014.
A second male was charged with a drug offence, however an Information has not yet been sworn before the courts and his name will not be released at this time.
On Tuesday night, a tanker truck was involved in a rollover on Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie. No other vehicles were involved. Clean up of the area reduced traffic to one lane. The highway has since been fully re-opened.
On Tuesday, April 2, 2014 around 10 p.m. a loaded tanker truck was traveling north on Highway 40 approximately 25 kilometers south of Grande Prairie when it was involved in a rollover. The tanker became detached and it appears that the tractor unit rolled several times. The driver was picked up by a passer-by and transported to hospital for treatment.
There is indication that the tanker is leaking fluid and debris from the rollover is in both the north and southbound ditches. Crews are on-scene cleaning up the area. This is affecting traffic and the highway is presently reduced to one lane in the area. The cause of the roll-over is still under investigation.
On Tuesday, April 2, 2014 around 10 p.m. a loaded tanker truck was traveling north on Highway 40 approximately 25 kilometers south of Grande Prairie when it was involved in a rollover. The tanker became detached and it appears that the tractor unit rolled several times. The driver was picked up by a passer-by and transported to hospital for treatment.
There is indication that the tanker is leaking fluid and debris from the rollover is in both the north and southbound ditches. Crews are on-scene cleaning up the area. This is affecting traffic and the highway is presently reduced to one lane in the area. The cause of the roll-over is still under investigation.
Airdrie RCMP seek public's assistance to identify battery thieves
The Airdrie RCMP is requesting assistance in identifying a male and female suspects involved in a theft of car battery.
Pictured: battery theft suspects
On February 19th 2014, at approximately 11:30 PM, a male and female attended The Breeze condo complex in Bayside in Airdrie. The male broke into the indoor garage while the female waited by the front door in a Black Chrysler 300. The male tried several door handles of the vehicles parked in the garage. After surveying the property, the male returned to the waiting vehicle and he and the female returned to the garage, where the male stole a car battery. The pair left shortly after midnight.
Police are asking for assistance in solving this crime and identifying these suspects. If you have any information on this incident please contact the Airdrie RCMP at (403) 945-7200 or Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 222-8477.
Alberta Law Enforcement will be hosting a fundraiser at the Cross Iron Mills Mall April 5th and 6th at the Boston Pizza. Cops, Pops and Pizza is an event being held to raise funds and awareness to the area's Special Olympics program put on by the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Red Deer RCMP investigates industrial compound break-ins
Red Deer RCMP are looking for public assistance as they investigate a rash of break-ins to industrial compounds in north Red Deer. Over the weekend of March 29, trailers parked in the yards of three different north-side businesses were broken into: Bilco Welding at 4625 63 Street; Aero Rentals at 6525 67 Street; and Pinnacle Oil Tools at 6454 Golden West Avenue. Tools and other small items were stolen in each case, and damage was done to the trailers.
Anyone with information that may assist the police in identifying suspects in these crimes is asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403.343.5575. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at1.800.222.8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.
On April 1, 2014 at approximately 5:10 am, Red Deer RCMP responded to an alarm at the Gaetz Avenue Pharmacy at 3410 50 Avenue in Red Deer, Alberta. On arrival, police found that the glass front door had been shattered, apparently with a broken shovel that was left on the sidewalk. The opening in the glass door was large enough for a person to crawl through.
The suspect stole approximately 20 blister packs of pills, including hydromorphone and morphine, for a total of between 200 and 400 assorted narcotics. According to surveillance footage, the suspect then left the building by the back door.
Suspect clothing description:
- dark shoes
- dark/black pants
- black long-sleeved shirt
- white gloves (too large for hands)
- blue short-sleeved top that tied in the back, possibly a hospital gown
- carrying a black garbage bag
- appeared to be using a similar black garbage bag to cover face
- possibly wearing a hat, black
Just before 4:00 p.m. on April 1, 2014 officers of the Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a hit and run with a pedestrian. Upon police arrival they were advised by the victim that they were crossing Dickins Drive by Bird Crescent when they were hit. The vehicle was described as a black Ford F-150 with tinted back windows and silver rims, the driver was a Caucasian male in his 30’s, wearing a black baseball hat. The victim luckily did not sustain injuries and did not require medical assistance.
The matter is still under investigation and the Wood Buffalo RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle and driver in this occurrence.
If you have information about this, or any other investigation(s), please call the Wood Buffalo RCMP at (780) 788-4000, or if you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit.com,or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers [www.crimestoppers.ab.ca] for instructions on how to do). You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), the recovery of stolen property, and/or a seizure of illicit drugs, you may be eligible for a cash reward.
On March 28, 2014 Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a scene on Highway 63 north of Fort McMurray near Suncor to investigate what appeared to be a hit and run fatality involving a vehicle and pedestrian.
As a result of the investigation stemming from the pedestrian hit and run on Highway 63 on March 28, Tona Agunbiade (43) of Fort McMurray has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
Agunbiade has been released from custody and is to appear in court on April 7, 2014.
The victim’s information will not be released out of respect for the family.
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