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RCMP Deploy Black Hawk Helicopter to Patrol Alberta-U.S. Border A Black Hawk helicopter is now patrolling Alberta’s border with the United States as part of the RCMP’s efforts to combat illegal activity along the international boundary. The aircraft began operations on Tuesday, scanning the Prairie border for unauthorized crossings and human smuggling, as well as […]

RCMP Arrest Suspect After Hours-Long Standoff in Beacon Hill Update, December 23, 3:15 p.m. Wood Buffalo RCMP have charged 53-year-old Michael Thompson of Fort McMurray in relation to an hours-long standoff in the Beacon Hill neighbourhood. Thompson is facing charges of resisting/obstructing police, failure to comply with release conditions, and failure to comply with an […]

Alberta Creates Interdiction Patrol Team to Secure U.S. Border Alberta is launching a specialized law enforcement unit to enhance security and crack down on illegal activities along its nearly 300-kilometre border with the United States. The Interdiction Patrol Team (IPT), established within the Alberta Sheriffs, will target drug smuggling, gun trafficking, and illegal border crossings. […]

LAC LA BICHE, Alberta — A northern Alberta man is facing 15 charges after Lac La Biche RCMP recovered nearly $1 million worth of stolen vehicles and other property during a search earlier this month.  The investigation began on November 8, when police in the hamlet, located about 200 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, received […]

A Lac La Biche man is facing charges for over 15 offenses following his arrest on Sunday. Darren Cadieux (48) was taken into custody after RCMP responded to a weapons complaint, leading to search warrants on two homes in the town. While executing the warrants, police discovered four firearms, a significant amount of ammunition, and […]

A “shelter in place” order in Fort Mckay was lifted yesterday after several hours, but there is a strong police presence in the area. Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to a firearm complaint on Target Road, and urged everyone to shelter in place, and to stay away from windows. Later, police announced they were looking for […]

Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for public assistance in identifying a suspect from a break-and-enter that took place in June. RCMP responded in mid-June 2023 to the south end of Franklin Avenue for a residential break-in, entry, and theft of guns. Police are releasing the image of a suspect taken from video surveillance in the […]

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) has arrested a Fort McMurray man on firearm offences. ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime team became aware of a firearm registered to the Fort McMurray man that was allegedly used in a kidnapping in British Columbia in April 2023. The crime team does not believe the man was directly […]

Fort Chipewyan RCMP has laid multiple charges in relation to three shootings that took place in Fort Chipewyan throughout late August. The first incident took place in the early morning of August 13, 2023, when RCMP responded to a shooting within Fort Chipewyan. A single gunshot was reported to be fired at a residence where […]