Edmonton… Eight guns, some equipped with silencers, were seized in a recent firearms trafficking investigation by ALERT. Five Edmonton men have been arrested. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team conducted the investigation over the previous two months and explored a suspected criminal network that was trafficking firearms. Officers with Edmonton Police Service, RCMP, and… Read more »
Red Deer… A MAC-11 subcompact machine gun was one of seven firearms seized by ALERT in a series of drug raids in Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. Six people were arrested in a three-month investigation. ALERT’s Red Deer organized crime and gang team concluded the investigation on October 12 with the search of three residences… Read more »
Lethbridge… A total of 777 fentanyl pills were seized in Lethbridge the past week as the result of two separate investigations by ALERT. A loaded handgun was also seized from a known gang member. ALERT’s Lethbridge organized crime and gang team made the seizures as part of an effort to limit the supply of fentanyl… Read more »
Medicine Hat… An alleged methamphetamine dealer was arrested by ALERT Medicine Hat’s organized crime and gang team. Aaron Hotchen was arrested with 49 grams of meth and a sawed-off shotgun. The 51-year-old man was arrested by ALERT Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Police Service, and RCMP Redcliff on October 22, 2016. Hotchen was arrested at a… Read more »
Grande Prairie… More than one kilogram of cocaine was seized from two Grande Prairie homes following an ALERT drug investigation. Nearly 150 fentanyl pills were also seized. ALERT Grande Prairie’s organized crime and gang team made the seizure on October 13 with the assistance of RCMP Grande Prairie officers. Two local homes were searched following… Read more »
Edmonton… Operation ICE Reign, an ALERT investigation focusing on child sexual exploitation offenders, has resulted in the arrest of 14 suspects from across northern Alberta. Between June-October 2016, ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit charged 14 suspects with 33 offences related to online child sexual exploitation. ICE is an integrated unit comprised of Edmonton Police… Read more »
ALERT and RCMP are shedding light on the trend of ATM thefts taking place across Alberta. Two organized theft rings were identified and arrests made in response to the crime trend. In the first six months of 2016 more than 130 instances of ATM theft have taken place, according to ALERT’s criminal intelligence analysts. More… Read more »
Red Deer… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation team has arrested a 25-year-old man from Nevis, Alta. for child sexual exploitation, cruelty to animals, and firearms offences. The hamlet of Nevis is 60 kilometers east of Red Deer. The Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team arrested Cris Marshall on October 12, 2016 with the assistance of RCMP Stettler… Read more »
