RCMP briefs from around the province
Devon
RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify the person who, on Aug. 18 in the early morning, fired a gun at a stationary vehicle at a gas station in Devon.
The single round struck the frame of the gas pump, and no one was injured.
The vehicle involved is described as a blue Toyota Tundra — the man in the car drove by the stopped vehicle, pointed the firearm, and fired. He then fled.
The vehicle was later found abandoned on Highway 60 south of Devon. Police dogs were unable to track the driver, and the truck was determined to have been stolen out of Wetaskiwin.
Preliminary investigation suggests that this was not a random incident. Several RCMP units are a part of the investigation, including the Wetaskiwin General Investigation Section, Forensic Identification Section and Edmonton RCMP Serious Crimes Branch.
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Blackfalds
RCMP are investigating after shots were fired at a residence and a shop was broken into on Aug. 20.
Shortly before 5 a.m., residents of a rural home near Joffre were awaken by gunshots — and later in the morning found that the home had been hit by two bullets.
One of the bullets fired penetrated the exterior wall of the home and was found inside the residence.
The residents also discovered that a shop had been broken into, and a generator and chainsaw stolen. Anyone with information about this occurrence is asked to contact RCMP.
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Airdrie
RCMP are looking for a man who attacked another person with bearspray during an incident of road rage.
The incident occurred on Aug. 19, at the intersection of Veterans Blvd. and Main Street. Two vehicles were involved in a road rage incident, with both drivers exiting their vehicles, and one of them spraying the other with bear spray.
The perpetrator’s vehicle is described as being a white Toyota hatchback care, and the suspected man described as Caucasian, approximately 6 feet tall, and wearing a ball cap and sunglasses at the time of the incident. Police are asking anyone with information about the attack to contact them. ———
Lac La Biche
An 18-year-old man is dead after drowning at the Kikino Silver Beach Resort in Alberta.
The youth was observed in the early afternoon of Aug. 19 jumping off of an inflatable raft, starting to swim, encountered some difficulties and did not resurface from the water. RCMP, Kikino Fire Services, Alberta Parks and Lac La Biche Fire joined together to recover the man throughout the day but had to suspend the search in the evening due to low light conditions.
The following morning, the body was located under the water with the use of an underwater camera and the resources of Search and Rescue personnel. ———
Sylvan Lake
The body of a 43-year-old man who went missing after a boat was overturned on Sylvan Lake was recovered at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 19.
The Sylvan Lake Fire Department and Sylvan Lake Victim Services Unit provided assistance and support with this operation. An autopsy was scheduled to take place on Monday at the office of the medical examiner.
RCMP extend condolences to the family, and thank all those who were involved in the search and recovery efforts.
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Morinville
Morinville RCMP made a quick arrest after an armed robbery at a local hotel on Aug. 18. Police responded to the complaint at 8:20 a.m., where a lone masked man brandished a knife at the staff and demanded money. The man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot. RCMP quickly located the 55-year-old man, and arrested him. No hotel staff were injured during the incident.
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Turner Valley
Two motorcyclists are dead following a serious motor vehicle collision in Turner Valley on Aug. 17.
Turner Valley RCMP responded to the collision at 9:09 p.m., as a 48-yearold woman and 57-year-old man, both from Okotoks, were traveling eastbound on Highway 543, east of 128 Street. Early investigation indicates that the motorcyclists were attempting to pass vehicles when they both struck a truck hauling a flat deck trailer. Both succumbed to their injuries as a result of the collision.