RCMP briefs from around the province
Kitscoty
One person suffered minor injuries caused by a firearm after being shot at from another vehicle.
On March 4, 2018, Kitscoty RCMP responded to a report of shots fired from a moving vehicle near Range Road 20 and Highway 619. They located and pulled over a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed, and discovered one of the vehicle’s occupants had a minor injury caused by a firearm. It’s alleged that a separate vehicle swerved at this vehicle in an intersection. They followed the vehicle and attempted to stop it, when one of its occupants inside shot a firearm, hitting their vehicle before fleeing the area. The victim’s injury was non-life threatening and treated at hospital.
The suspect vehicle was located abandoned east of Lloydminster and was reported stolen during the evening of March 3 while running with the keys inside.
RCMP would like to remind vehicle owners that thefts are crimes of opportunity and can happen to anyone at anytime. People should also not attempt to pursue or subdue suspicious individuals due to the risk involved.
Kitscoty RCMP continue to investigate and believe this was not a random act.
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Red Deer
RCMP are investigating the theft of an ATM after a truck crashed through glass doors at Bower Mall early in the morning of March 7.
Police report that the collision knocked the ATM off its base and two masked, gloved male suspects then placed the ATM in the truck and fled.
Police determined that the truck fled north on Bremner Avenue and onto 47 Avenue, and subsequently recovered the truck where it had been abandoned in a parking lot in the area of 31 Street and 47 Avenue. The truck had been reported stolen out of Blackfalds earlier the same morning.
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Edson
RCMP have seized 1.25 kilos of what’s suspected to be cocaine following a traffic stop on Highway 16 near Edson.
Police report that the stop was made on March 2, and as a result of the stop they entered into a drug investigation which resulted in 1.25 kilograms of suspected cocaine, a small amount of marijuana, and a large sum of Canadian currency.
Two adults and a youth were located inside the vehicle. The adults were arrested.
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Red Deer
Three male youth face charges after Red Deer RCMP investigated an online threat directed at Hunting Hills High School on March 2.
That morning, school administration and RCMP received reports of a threat on the social media platform Instagram, in which several youth were alleged to have discussed bringing firearms to the school. Hunting Hills High School was placed in lockdown as a safety precaution; RCMP took three youth into custody at the school and the lockdown was lifted after those arrests. There was no immediate danger to students or staff and the youth were not in possession of weapons at the time of their arrests.
A 17-year-old male and two 16-year-old males each face charges of uttering threats.