Red Deer RCMP are focusing their attention on school and playground zones this week as students return to school, and remind drivers of the importance of following posted speed limits, especially in areas where children could be at risk.
2018 marks Red Deer RCMP’s 75th anniversary serving the citizens of Red Deer, and RCMP are celebrating by hosting a Regimental Ball on September 15, with all funds raised going to Red Deer Victim Services and the Red Deer Food Bank.
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an armed robbery the afternoon of September 12 at the convenience store in Sorensen Station after a man pointed a handgun at a staff member in the store and demanded the cash from the till.
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an armed robbery early Monday morning at the 7-Eleven store on 40 Avenue after a man pointed a handgun at a staff member in the store and demanded cigarettes and cash.
Red Deer RCMP continue their focus on repeat offenders as part of the Pinpoint crime reduction strategy, with numerous recent arrests involving stolen vehicles, illicit drugs, shoplifting and break and enters in progress.
Red Deer RCMP arrested five people on 73 charges during a four-day stolen vehicle operation between August 28 and 31 that recovered nine stolen vehicles and 13 stolen license plates.
Red Deer RCMP have charged a man with impaired driving after the truck he was driving crashed through the doorway of a hotel pub in north Red Deer on September 22.
Over the past month, Red Deer RCMP have arrested a number of people in the act of breaking into businesses, garages and sheds, many in downtown Red Deer.