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Posted: October 17, 2019

Medicine Hat Homes Searched; Cocaine, Weapons Seized

Medicine Hat… A search of two Medicine Hat homes turned up cocaine, cash, and weapons. The searches were part of an ALERT drug trafficking investigation. The two homes were searched on October 9, 2019, with the help of the Medicine Hat Police Service. ALERT seized 347 grams of , $37,515 cash, and various prohibited weapons,… 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 07, 2019

Grande Prairie Woman Arrested for Firearms Straw Purchasing

Grande Prairie… An ALERT investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Grande Prairie woman for straw purchasing. ALERT’s Grande Prairie alleges that Misty Kohuch lawfully acquired multiple handguns, which were then sold on the criminal market. The 37-year-old woman was arrested on October 1, 2019, with the help of Grande Prairie RCMP. Kohuch purchased… 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 27, 2019

Meth, Fentanyl Seized in Red Deer

Red Deer… Approximately $27,000 worth of drugs were seized, along with several weapons, as ALERT concluded a short-term drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer. Four people were arrested. On September 19, 2019, ALERT’s Red Deer organized crime and gang team executed a search warrant at a residence in the Glendale Park Estates subdivision with the… Read more »

Posted: September 19, 2019

Large Cache of Guns Seized in Red Deer

Red Deer… More than a dozen , some of which were stolen, have been recovered by ALERT’s Red Deer .   On September 11, 2019, ALERT executed a search warrant at a home in the Clearview Ridge subdivision. Red Deer RCMP provided assistance with the short-term investigation that began just weeks earlier. Once inside the… 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: September 04, 2019

ALERT Welcomes New Officer in Charge

Edmonton… Acting Superintendent Dwayne Lakusta of the Edmonton Police Service has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ALERT. Lakusta will be the officer in charge of the provincially funded integrated unit, overseeing approximately 300 police officers and civilian staff. ALERT is mandated to address organized and serious crime across Alberta, with regional offices located in… Read more »

Posted: August 29, 2019

Cocaine, Cash, and BMWs Seized in Edmonton

Edmonton… Cocaine, cash, and two vehicles were seized as the result of an ALERT drug trafficking investigation in Edmonton. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team arrested three people on August 20, 2019, with the assistance of Edmonton Police Service. A home was searched in the Garneau neighbourhood, along with a storage facility in the… Read more »

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