Child Luring Suspect Arrested in Wainwright

Suspect Arrested for Online Child Exploitation Offences
Calgary… ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit and Beiseker RCMP have charged a 47-year-old man with online child exploitation offences. Karl Schackwidt was arrested on April 22, 2020, and his home in Irricana, Alta., was also searched. The suspect was charged with distributing, possessing, and accessing child pornography. ICE alleges that Schackwidt was involved in […]
Online Child Exploitation On the Rise
Edmonton… ALERT’s [alert-tooltip title=”The Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is under ALERT’s umbrella and investigates offences related to the exploitation of children over the Internet. Click for more info.”]Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit[/alert-tooltip] and the Canadian Center for Child Protection are reminding parents about the need to closely monitor their children’s internet activity in light […]
Transition, Triumph for ALERT in 2019

Edmonton… While changes were afoot, including a new CEO, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams still managed to achieve one of its most successful years ever in 2019. Over the calendar year, ALERT teams across the province laid 1,402 criminal charges against 241 suspects; took 92 [alert-tooltip title=”More and more, ALERT investigators are finding firearms when […]
Lethbridge Man Charged with Child Luring

Spruce Grove Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography

Medicine Hat Suspect Arrested for Sexual Offences

International Co-operation Leads to Child Exploitation Arrest

Edmonton Pediatrician Charged with Child Porn Offences

UPDATE: Child Porn Charges Laid After ICE Receives Tip from Australia
