October 31, 2014 Cocaine and Fentanyl Seized in Grande Prairie Grande Prairie… Nearly two kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,800 fentanyl tablets were located in a Grande Prairie home following a five-month investigation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). ALERT Grande Prairie made one of the largest drug seizures in the city’s… Read more »
October 27, 2014 Law Enforcement Conference to Explore Management of Grow-Ops Calgary… The community impacts of marihuana grow-ops are being discussed in Banff this week as law enforcement, government and private sector members from across Alberta come together to understand the evolving issue. The “Evolution and Management of Marihuana Grow-ops” conference runs October 28-30 and… Read more »
October 24, 2014 Weapons Bound for Bonnyville Seized Edmonton… Brass knuckles, stun guns, and large bowie knives destined for Bonnyville, Alta. were intercepted and seized by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in a joint investigation with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Barrie Dinning, 51, was allegedly attempting to import a range of prohibited weapons,… Read more »
October 17, 2014 Church Pastor Charged with Child Porn Offences Edmonton… An Edmonton church pastor has been charged with child pornography offences following an investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit has charged Richard John Docekal, 58, with possession and distribution of child pornography. At the time of the… Read more »
October 15, 2014 Record Hashish Seizure by ALERT Edmonton… The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has made the largest hashish seizure in Alberta. Thirty kilograms of hashish, valued at $600,000, was seized in Edmonton. ALERT Edmonton, an integrated team made up of the Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, and Alberta Sheriffs, made the seizure on… Read more »
October 14, 2014 Black Diamond Drug Dealers Arrested in Joint Investigation Calgary… A joint investigation between the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) and RCMP Turner Valley has shut down an area drug trafficking operation that was causing community public safety concerns. On October 8th, members of ALERT Calgary and RCMP Turner Valley, executed a… Read more »
October 7, 2014 West Edmonton Problem Property Closed Edmonton… A west Edmonton home that has caused neighbourhood concerns over suspected drug activity, has been closed following an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) investigation. In response to concerns for public safety, ALERT’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) team has closed the home located at 8015… Read more »
October 2, 2014 ALERT makes record-breaking drug seizure Edmonton… Over 360,000 pills, 10,000 vials, and more than three dozen types of chemical precursors and additives were seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) in a record-setting illegal steroids bust. The values of the steroids seized is estimated at $9.3 million. The illegal steroids… Read more »
October 1, 2014 Blackfalds Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges Calgary… A 58-year-old Blackfalds man has been arrested on child pornography charges by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT). ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation team, with the assistance of Blackfalds RCMP, arrested Anthony Gordon Murray on September 29th. The 58-year-old man is being charged with… Read more »
