Crime

Travellers who use Highway 660 can expect delays or should a different route on Tuesday. There is a multi vehicle collision on Tuesday afternoon on Highway 660 near Range Road 455. Alberta 511 reports there is a lane closure, speed reduction and flag person’s on the scene. Delays are expected. …

The RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) has laid a second degree murder charge against Peter Faron Cardinal (38) in the death of 55-year-old Faron Houle of Saddle Lake. On July 8, 2020 at 5:41 p.m., St. Paul RCMP responded to a complaint of an unwanted male at a residence. The …

The Cold Lake RCMP detachment is offering words of thanks from the injured Constable and Staff Sergeant Scott Buchanan after the assault on Tuesday. The Mountie was allegedly assaulted and hit with their own baton in the Walmart parking lot Tuesday evening before the perpetrator left, an eyewitness said on …

The man who allegedly beat a police officer in the Walmart parking lot in Cold Lake late Tuesday afternoon is facing 24 charges including attempted murder. Travis Slipchuk, 44-year-old from Bonnyville, is facing attempted murder, theft/attempted theft of a weapon from a peace officer (x2), assault with a weapon, theft …

For the month of July, Lac La Biche County Peace Officers will be focusing on impaired driving. According to Statistics Canada, the majority of people who drink and drive are repeat offenders. “In 2014, about 4 per cent of drivers in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Yukon and Nunavut reported driving in …

Different location than Racette School crash of 2012 A 24-year-old woman has been charged after driving a stolen vehicle into Racette School overnight. On Tuesday night shortly after 11:30pm, St. Paul RCMP responded to a robbery complaint where the suspect, who had received a ride from the victim, assaulted the …

Officer in hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries A 44-year-old male is in custody in Cold Lake after a violent assault on an RCMP officer in the Walmart parking lot. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, Cold Lake RCMP located a stolen vehicle in the Walmart parking lot and the responding …

On July 4, 2020, at 6:09 a.m., the St. Paul RCMP received a call of shots fired at a residence in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Multiple RCMP resources were responded to the residence, including RCMP Police dog services, the RCMP Emergency Response Team and the RCMP Air Services. Two …

The woman Lac La Biche RCMP took into custody earlier this week on suspicion of arson has been charged. Twenty-four-year-old Lesley Cardinal of Beaver Lake was charged with a single count of Arson in relation to a fire started on Tuesday, causing damage to a storage facility. Cardinal was held …

Bonnyville RCMP are asking the public for any information related to a break and enter. In the early morning last Saturday, a break and enter at the Esso in La Corey was reported. RCMP said a window was broken and officers cleared the gas station, but the suspect had fled …