Crime & Courts

Lethbridge Police investigating apparent homicide

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are still looking for those connected with an apparent homicide in the 200 blk. of University Drive West. The bi-level home brown and white home is surrounded by yel...

Feb 09, 2020 Home along the 200 block of University Dr. West where a 35-year-old man was shot and killed

RCMP investigating reports of a fight club in Grande Prairie

Grande Prairie RCMP have been in contact with local school districts, informing them of the possible involvement of students in a reported "fight club" that is allegedly happening in the city. Everyth...

Feb 08, 2020

Murder charges laid in Peace River homicide

A lengthy investigation by the RCMP Major Crimes unit has led to murder charges being laid in a Peace River homicide case. Matthew Ian Blachford has been charged with second degree murder in the death...

Feb 01, 2020

Fort St John RCMP looking to locate stolen truck

RCMP in Fort St John are looking to locate a pick up truck that was stolen from a residence in the community earlier this week. The white, 2019 Ford F-350 was taken sometime between 9 am and 1 pm on W...

Feb 01, 2020 truck stolen from Fort St John residence on Wednesday. photo courtesy Fort St John RCMP

Stettler man charged with killing his father

A Stettler man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his father.Stettler RCMP say they responded just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 15) to a call of a deceased male at...

Jan 19, 2020

Father guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church

EDMONTON - A man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter.Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each charged ...

Jan 11, 2020 Anthony Joseph Raine

Police looking into homicide of 34-year-old in Wetaskiwin

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is investigating the death of a 34-year-old man in Wetaskiwin, and have deemed it a homicide.Members from Wetaskiwin detachment responded to a complaint of a deceased male a...

Jan 05, 2020

Man shot and killed at Walmart in south Red Deer

A 69-year-old man is dead after he was shot at the Walmart Superstore in south Red Deer.Cst. Shelly Nasheim with Alberta RCMP says the man was shot in the entrance to the store at around 6:45 p.m.He w...

Dec 21, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Man who tried to kill Edmonton police officer sentenced to 28 years

EDMONTON - A man convicted of attacking an Edmonton police officer and then running down four pedestrians with a U-Haul van has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison.Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, w...

Dec 14, 2019 Abdulahi Hasan Sharif

Officer-involved shooting west of Red Deer, three men arrested

Alberta's police watchdog will be investigating an officer-involved shooting incident that took place Friday morning west of Red Deer.Blackfalds RCMP responded at about 5:30 a.m. to a report of a sing...

Dec 14, 2019