Vermilion RCMP charge individual with fraud

Vermilion RCMP have charged an individual with fraud following an investigation into a reported incident of cheque fraud.

The investigation was initiated after a member of the public informed police that one of their personal cheques had been deposited by someone they didn’t know.

Vermilion RCMP conducted a thorough investigation, which led to the identification and subsequent charging of the suspect.

Bryce Allan Smith, a 37-year-old resident of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has been charged with Fraud under $5000.

Smith was taken before a Justice of the Peace and was released on a Release Order. He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 13, 2025 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Vegreville.

If you have any information regarding criminal activity within the area of Vermilion, please call the Vermilion RCMP at 780-853-5781. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.