Police Beat

Several suspects involved in an attempted robbery will appear in court today. The suspects are two of six individuals nabbed by Cochrane RCMP in the span of three days last week. From Jan.

The Cochrane RCMP had a double whammy take-home message for those passing through checkstops in the area last month.

For the second time since the holidays, NAPA Auto Parts was a victim of a theft. Gerry Jackson, the store owner, said the first break-in happened between Dec.

A family is pleading for the thief who broke into their Water Valley home on Christmas Eve to return the items that belonged to a deceased loved one.

It’s been a year of reshuffling for the Cochrane RCMP – a new sergeant took over, Sgt. Tom Kalis; the detachment hired a new crime analyst and a crime reduction unit was added, part of the province-wide Crime Reduction Strategy which received a $13.

This week Alberta cinched the rules on its impaired driving policies to ensure no drunk driver slips under the radar at check stops. Starting Dec.

The Cochrane RCMP were among police responders during a widespread bomb threat that hit multiple businesses across North America and around the world last week . However, the threat turned out to be an elaborate hoax. On Dec.

The Cochrane RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Morley man Carl Ear. Ear is 33 years old, has black hair and brown eyes. He' s approximately 6ft tall and 170 pounds and was last s een in Morley by his family in July 2018.

Cochrane RCMP was called to Mountain View Optometry early Monday morning following a break-in. The thief(s) stole 63 frames along with several display shelves after smashing through the front door window. Dr.

Cochrane RCMP will be able to spend more time policing and less time behind a desk thanks to an initiative by the province.