Calgary… Three Calgary women are facing charges after nearly $225,000 worth of drugs and cash was seized in an ALERT investigation. More than three kilograms of methamphetamine was seized. ALERT Calgary’s organized crime and gang team made the arrests and seizures on March 30, 2021. Four Calgary homes were searched as part of a drug… Read more »
Edmonton/Calgary… On Safer Internet Day, February 9, ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit is asking parents and young people to be more aware of their online activities and who they are communicating with. This past year, ICE experienced a record number of new investigations with over 2,100 intakes; an increase of more than 50% from… Read more »
Calgary… Two Calgary men have been charged with a range of child sexual exploitation offences and ALERT’s believes there might be additional victims. Cody Neubecker, 34, and Gareth Wilson, 32, both have previous convictions for sex offences involving minors. ICE alleges the two men, who lived together, were communicating with teenage girls in Alberta and… Read more »
Calgary… More than $145,000 worth of cocaine was seized after ALERT searched a rural residence in Rocky View County. One person was arrested. ALERT Calgary’s conducted the search warrant on November 18, 2020, with the help of Calgary Police Service and Airdrie RCMP. The suspect in the investigation was believed to be involved in regional… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT Calgary’s Auto Crimes unit has recovered two high-end vehicles, and have issued a warrant for a prolific vehicle fraud suspect. Philip Mackay is accused of fraudulently purchasing high-end, luxury vehicles from multiple car dealerships. ALERT’s investigation spanned multiple provinces and worked alongside British Columbia’s Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT), Moose Jaw… Read more »
Calgary… ALERT’s Auto Crimes Unit has arrested a 39-year-old man for attempting to fraudulently purchase a vehicle from a Calgary auto dealership. The suspect was allegedly attempting to purchase a $45,000 luxury vehicle using forged identity documents. The dealership became suspicious of the transaction and contacted police, who arrested the suspect on October 26, 2020…. Read more »
Edmonton/Calgary… ALERT’s has arrested 26 suspects from across Alberta for offences related to online child sexual exploitation. Between June 20 and September 17, 2020, ICE has charged 26 suspects with 63 offences. Most of the arrests came as the result of investigative referrals from the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, which works with internet… Read more »
Calgary… Two suspected drug dealers were arrested after methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine were seized from a home in Calgary’s Panorama Hills neighbourhood. ALERT Calgary’s made the seizure on August 27, 2020. Calgary Police Service helped search the home and two vehicles, where the drugs were seized. ALERT seized an estimated $112,000 worth of drugs and… Read more »
Calgary… A Calgary couple has been arrested after ALERT seized various amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, along with three firearms. The suspects were arrested on August 6, 2020, by ALERT Calgary’s . Calgary Police Service helped with the search of homes in the Dover neighbourhood and Beltline area. ALERT seized $14,000 worth of drugs… Read more »
