Red Deer police plead for tips after man killed trying to stop truck thieves
Police are calling for tips after a Red Deer man died trying to stop thieves from stealing his work truck Wednesday. Dawson (D.J.) Wegner Cramer, 23, was found in distress by Red Deer RCMP in an alley...
View ArticleB.C. woman sues Alberta RCMP for alleged inappropriate body search near...
A woman is suing the RCMP for $100,000 after alleging a male officer inappropriately searched near her private parts while looking for drugs during a traffic stop near Sherwood Park. According to a...
View ArticleEdmonton driver fined $2,000 for seriously injuring boy in crosswalk
An Edmonton driver who struck and seriously injured a 12-year-old boy in a crosswalk on Whyte Avenue was fined $2,000 Friday. Bradley Robert, 36, pleaded guilty in provincial court to failing to yield...
View ArticleEdmonton judge grants bail to alleged bus shelter vandal
An Italian photographer accused of smashing out the glass at 70 Edmonton bus shelters was granted bail Friday with conditions that he not possess slingshots, marbles or small balls made of glass or...
View ArticleTearful Edmonton Hells Angel put behind bars for drug dealing
A teary Edmonton member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang apologized to his family in court Monday before being put behind bars for drug trafficking. Dominic Vincent DiPalma Jr., 35, was handed a...
View ArticleRepeat Edmonton sex offender ordered locked up indefinitely
An Edmonton repeat rapist — once described as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” — was Tuesday declared a dangerous offender and ordered locked up indefinitely. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Michelle...
View ArticleEdmonton woman admits leaving three-year-old son alone in vehicle while shopping
A “very remorseful” Edmonton woman who left her sleeping three-year-old son in her vehicle while shopping at a Superstore for nearly half an hour was placed on 12-months probation Tuesday. The...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend of accused killer Travis Vader tells court she believes he was...
An ex-girlfriend of accused killer Travis Vader told court Tuesday he looked “gaunt and very pale” when she saw him in July 2010, saying she suspected he was using crystal methamphetamine. Testifying...
View ArticleFriend backs away from earlier statement that Travis Vader claimed to have...
A friend of Travis Vader’s told police the accused killer told him he had stolen an SUV belonging to a missing and presumed murdered elderly St. Albert couple, but did not kill them. However, William...
View ArticleAccused killer Travis Vader's lawyer appears to suggest new theory in...
The lawyer for accused killer Travis Vader appeared to unveil his alternative suspect theory Thursday while questioning a witness about alleged crimes committed by a man who is dead. In his opening...
View ArticleHIV-positive man admits trying to sexually assault woman in Edmonton car lot
An HIV-positive Edmonton man who was the subject of a 2013 police warning admitted Wednesday he tried to sexually assault a 64-year-old woman in a vehicle lot on Jasper Avenue. Alexandre Passechnikov,...
View ArticleHigh-risk Edmonton offender who targets teen girls faces four-year prison term
An Edmonton man who targets young girls and is deemed a high risk to re-offend is facing prison time for sexual interference with a highly intoxicated 15-year-old girl. Crown prosecutor Devinder Brar...
View ArticleBank robber admits committing string of heists while disguised as a woman
A Wetaskiwin man owned up Friday to committing a spree of bank robberies — some while he was dressed up as a woman — across central and northern Alberta. Christopher Allan Zubko, 53, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleTravis Vader's fingerprint found on beer can in missing couple's SUV
Police matched a fingerprint on a beer can found in the SUV belonging to an elderly St. Albert couple who disappeared in July 2010 to accused killer Travis Vader, court heard Friday. Testifying at...
View ArticleEdmonton parents accused of assaulting their 10-week-old infant plead not guilty
An Edmonton couple accused of assaulting their 10-week-old son and not properly taking care of the infant pleaded not guilty Monday in Court of Queen’s Bench. The 36-year-old father and 27-year-old...
View ArticleMan accused of luring and sexually assaulting Edmonton girl wants court to...
A man accused of luring a young Edmonton girl on the Internet and sexually assaulting her is trying to have statements he made to police excluded from his trial. Court heard Monday that Sean Kenneth...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to luring, sexually assaulting 13-year-old Edmonton girl
A man admitted in court Tuesday he had sex with a 13-year-old Edmonton girl after luring her online and that he had a collection of child pornography on his computer. Sean Kenneth Palylyk, 41, pleaded...
View Article'These were non-accidental traumas,' Edmonton doctor testifies about infant's...
An Edmonton infant allegedly assaulted by his parents had multiple rib fractures, other broken bones and was underweight for his age, court heard Tuesday. Radiologist Dr. William Sugars testified he...
View ArticleTravis Vader late to court again as he faces first-degree murder charges for...
Accused killer Travis Vader was given a stern warning from the judge hearing his double-murder trial Wednesday after turning up late for court for the third time. Vader apologized for being about 30...
View ArticleFormer Edmonton transit security officer fined and given probation for...
A former Edmonton Transit officer who kicked a handcuffed woman in the head during a downtown arrest was fined $1,000 Wednesday and placed on six-months probation. Mark McDougall, 30, earlier pleaded...
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