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RCMP News Release: February 13th – February 19th

Sylvan Lake RCMP News Release: February 13th – February 19th

February 13th

2:18 a.m. RCMP received an alarm at HJ Cody School on 50th Street in Sylvan Lake. Police arrived and located footprints leading up to the rear of the school but no entry was gained. Further patrols were conducted around the area but the suspects had fled.

2:49 a.m. Two suspicious males were reported outside Fox Run School on Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake. Police patrolled the area but were unable to locate anyone. The complainant believed she scared the suspects away when she verbally confronted them.

8:57 a.m. A report of a single vehicle rollover resulted in RCMP attendance. Police were dispatched to Range Road 10 at Highway 11after aFord F150 fishtailed on slippery roads and flipped. The 74-year-old female driver had the vehicle on cruise control at the time of the incident. Fortunately she did not sustain any serious injury.

5:49 p.m. RCMP attended a domestic disturbance on Hansen Close in Sylvan Lake. A 29-year-old male notified police that a female inside the residence was intoxicated and damaging property inside the home. A 27-year-old female was arrested for breach of peace and transported to cells where she remained until sober.

February 14th

12:17 a.m. A male was arrested for breaching conditions by officers patrolling along Firdale Road at Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake. The male and a 36-year-old female were walking together along the street but were not to have any contact. A 27-year-old male is charged with breaching conditions of a court order.

3:01 a.m. A complaint was received by RCMP dispatch of a suspicious vehicle without headlights traveling along back alleys on FernCrescent in Sylvan Lake. Police conducted a roadside check on a Dodge Caliber and discovered the driver to be under suspension. A violation ticket was issued to the 29-year-old male driver and the vehicle was towed.

12:16 p.m. A 911 call was received by RCMP dispatch of mischief done to the ABM area of the Royal Bank in Sylvan Lake. A heater was ripped down with holes also punched in the walls. An investigation is continuing.

1:50 p.m. A trailer was stolen from an address in Bentley. The owner advised police that he drove past his business on 50th Street and noticed that his Rainbow goose neck trailer had been stolen. The trailer was later recovered in the Rimbey area but the plate remains outstanding as stolen.

5:16 p.m. A 35-year-old female from Red Deer County is facing charges in relation to a complaint at the Sylvan Lake Walmart. A male and female, who appeared to be intoxicated, were reportedly attempting to take a cart full of items out of the store. A 35-year-old female was located in the parking lot of the store and was found to be in possession of stolen ID and a credit card. The female is charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime and obstructing a peace officer.

February 15th

1:49 a.m. RCMP were dispatched to multiple alarms at the Cross-Eyed Giraffe Café in Bentley. Police confirmed entry was gained to the establishment through a kitchen window. Nothing appeared to be stolen.

6:31 a.m. The theft of a Pidherney’s work truck was reported to RCMP. A GMC Sierra truck was stolen from the Kountry Meadows MobileHome on Garden Road in Benalto. The truck was later found abandoned on Township Road 384 in Red Deer County.

4:50 p.m. A break and enter into a residence in the Birchcliff area was reported to RCMP. A rear door to the residence on Antelope Street was forced open with some tools stolen but no other major items were taken. No one was seen around the residence at the time of the incident.

February 17th

5:08 a.m. A break in to the Bentley Post Office was reported to RCMP. The front door was removed but nothing else appeared to be damaged or disturbed.

February 19th

7:02 p.m. An older model Chevrolet Impala was stolen from a residence on Fulmar Close in Sylvan Lake. The owner told police that he had parked his vehicle in the front driveway while he was shovelling snow at the rear of the residence. The vehicle was stolen with the keys taken from inside the garage. The vehicle was later recovered by Red Deer RCMP.