Fort McMurray… Members of the Tribal and Syndicate outlaw motorcycle groups were arrested in Fort McMurray following an ALERT drug trafficking investigation. Tribal and Syndicate are support clubs for the Hells Angels. ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime and gang team made the arrests on February 15, 2017 with the assistance of Wood Buffalo RCMP. Tribal… Read more »
Fort McMurray… Five suspected drug dealers operating in the Lac La Biche area have been charged in a joint investigation between ALERT and Lac La Biche RCMP. ALERT’s Fort McMurray organized crime and gang team worked with Lac La Biche RCMP members to crackdown against suspected street-level drug dealers operating in the community. The investigation… Read more »
Fort McMurray… ALERT has dismantled a drug trafficking network allegedly operating in Fort McMurray. A four-month investigation resulted in charges against seven people and $120,000 in drugs and cash seized. ALERT Fort McMurray’s organized crime and gang enforcement team concluded its investigation on January 19, 2017 with the search of five homes and eight vehicles…. 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 »
Fort McMurray… A lengthy ALERT investigation with Ireland’s national police service has resulted in child sex tourism charges against a Fort McMurray man, who offended on an underage victim in Ireland. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit, an integrated team consisting of Edmonton Police Service and RCMP members, concluded the investigation on December 9 with the… Read more »
Fort McMurray… Another handgun has been taken out of the hands of suspected Fort McMurray drug dealers, following a joint forces investigation between ALERT and Wood Buffalo RCMP. ALERT Fort McMurray seized a loaded, prohibited Taurus .40-caliber handgun on November 13 following the execution of a search warrant at a home in the city’s downtown…. Read more »
Fort McMurray… A joint forces operation between ALERT and Wood Buffalo RCMP has made more arrests, as part of a coordinated effort to combat violence associated with the Fort McMurray drug trade. On October 23 ALERT’s Fort McMurray team seized half a kilogram of cocaine, a loaded handgun, and nearly $10,000 cash from a home… Read more »
Fort McMurray…Three Toronto men have been arrested after cocaine and a loaded handgun were seized. The arrests come following a joint investigation between Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) and RCMP Wood Buffalo. ALERT’s Wood Buffalo team made the arrest October 8, as part of an on-going effort to address the Fort McMurray drug trade… Read more »
Fort McMurray… A 50-year-old man from Fort McMurray is facing child pornography charges, following an investigation by Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Phil Walding, an employee of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, is charged with possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography. Walding is Chief Taxi Inspector of the Bylaw Services Branch… Read more »
