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 out of the hands of gang members and drug dealers;… Read more »
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Posted: January 09, 2020
Posted: January 02, 2020
ALERT's Top Headlines of 2019
The last 12 months have just flown by, and ALERT has seen some big successes during that time. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of our biggest headlines from 2019 … FENTANYL LAB DISMANTLED IN CALGARY JANUARY 2019: A suspected fentanyl lab operating out of a detached garage in the Calgary residential neighbourhood… Read more »
Posted: December 12, 2019
Lethbridge Man Charged with Child Luring
Lethbridge… A 27-year-old Lethbridge man has been charged with child luring and child pornography offences following an ALERT investigation. Darcy Heitman was arrested on December 5, 2019, with the assistance of Lethbridge Police Service. ICE alleges that Heitman was engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with children, whom he coerced into sending him nude photos…. Read more »
Posted: October 16, 2019
Spruce Grove Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography
Edmonton… A Spruce Grove high school teacher has been charged with possessing child pornography following an investigation by ALERT’s . The ICE unit arrested Christopher Giauque on October 11, 2019, with the assistance of Parkland County RCMP. The 31-year-old man is a teacher at Spruce Grove Composite High School. Giauque is charged with possessing child… Read more »
Posted: October 01, 2019
Medicine Hat Suspect Arrested for Sexual Offences
Medicine Hat… ALERT’s , with the help of Medicine Hat Police Service, has arrested a 26-year-old man for multiple sexual offences involving children and animals. Cody Herrell was arrested on September 26, 2019, after a search warrant was executed at his Medicine Hat home. The 26-year-old man has been charged with sexual assault, bestiality, and… Read more »
Posted: September 05, 2019
International Co-operation Leads to Child Exploitation Arrest
Edmonton… Co-operation between law enforcement agencies in Texas and Alberta has resulted in the arrest of an Edmonton man on a number of child exploitation-related charges. ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant in Edmonton on August 15, 2019, with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service, and arrested a 35-year-old man. Based… Read more »
Posted: August 14, 2019
Edmonton Pediatrician Charged with Child Porn Offences
Edmonton… An Edmonton pediatrician has been arrested and charged by ALERT’s for child pornography offences. Ghassan Alnaami was arrested on August 11, 2019, with the assistance of Leduc RCMP and the Edmonton International Airport RCMP. The 47-year-old Edmonton man is charged with possession and transmission of child pornography. Alnaami is a pediatrician in Edmonton, but… Read more »
Posted: July 03, 2019
Joint ICE Investigation Results in Rescue of Two Children
This news release is posted on behalf of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. Red Deer… A joint investigation involving the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit (Sask ICE) and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ALERT ICE) resulted in the rapid capture of two men and the rescue of two children… Read more »
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Posted: March 08, 2019
UPDATE: Child Porn Charges Laid After ICE Receives Tip from Australia
Red Deer… Following an extensive ALERT investigation, numerous new charges relating to have now been laid against Christopher Juneau. The total number of charges now stands at 73. ICE’s continued investigation into Juneau has uncovered a series of new offences, and has identified at least eight child victims. A news release concerning the 34-year-old Eckville… Read more »