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Volume 115 Issue 41
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Flagstaff Rural Crime Watch wins award Page 9
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 s
Busy month for RCMP - B&E, theft, fraud, assault On Friday, March 24, a Break and Enter was reported at an oil lease site. Extensive damage was done to a transformer and copper wire was stolen. No suspects or witnesses identified. Also that Friday, a Harassing Communications complaint was made out of Sedgewick. A Killam RCMP Member met with the complainant and advised the subject not to be messaging the complainant. On Saturday, March 25, a suspicious vehicle was reported on Range Road 143. Killam RCMP Members located the vehicle and discovered that it had run out of fuel. The subjects were waiting on fuel to be delivered. Also Saturday, a suspicious vehicle/persons was reported out of Forestburg. Suspicious activity was reported at a residence known to Killam RCMP Members. Subjects were moving items in the backyard of the residence;
police found the activities not criminal in nature. Later Saturday a Break and Enter to an oil site was reported near Sedgewick. Killam RCMP Members attended and noted obvious signs of a break and enter to the office on site. Miscellaneous items were stolen. No suspects or witnesses have been identified. On Sunday, March 26, a suspicious vehicle was reported in Strome. A Killam RCMP Member attended and discovered that an ATV was stuck. The Killam Member spoke with the registered owner. No offence was committed. Also Sunday, Killam RCMP received a report of a dog fight in Alliance. Killam RCMP Members spoke with the owners of both dogs and advised them to keep the dogs on a leash while walking them and to have no contact with each other. On Monday, March 27, a case of Identity Fraud was reported to the Killam
RCMP. A subject was trying to sell a trailer and using the complainant’s name and information. A Killam Member spoke with the complainant and the file is still under investigation. Also Monday, a report of shoplifting was made from the Fas Gas in Forestburg. A Killam RCMP Member attended to obtain video footage and gather statements. Miscellaneous items had been taken. Suspect not identifiable. Later Monday an alarm went off at the Sedgewick Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. Killam RCMP Members attended. The building was cleared with no one there and no sign of a break in or theft. Also that day, damage to property was reported from the UFA in Forestburg. Shots were made from a BB gun to the office and card reader. Fuel was also stolen from a truck and brake stands done in the parking lot. A Killam RCMP
Member obtained video surveillance and the file is still under investigation. It was a busy Monday, with police also receiving a report of Fraud under $5,000 from Strome. The complainant had money taken out of her bank account. A Killam RCMP Member is in contact with the Complainant and the financial institution. Also on Monday, a report of harassment was made to the Killam RCMP Detachment. The complainant is receiving harassing text messages and emails from the subject. File is under investigation. Later Monday, Killam RCMP Members assisted Viking RCMP in a reported Assault. Killam and Viking RCMP spoke with the complainant and the subject. The subject was arrested and released on an Undertaking with Conditions. On Tuesday, March 28, police received a report of pigs on Highway 881 north Continued on Page 11
The cranes are flying in
JOSEF HARTUNG PHOTO Despite snowfall ranging from a few inches of wet, heavy snow to a dusting, depending where in Flagstaff County you live, there are signs that spring is really here. The sandhill cranes are returning to local fields again, flying over in great packs as they search out a good spot to land. The sandhill crane is a large bird that can measure up to 1.2 metres tall with a wingspan of two metres. Adults are mostly slate gray with rusty brown underparts, and they have pale cheeks and red skin on their crown. The sandhill crane can be distinguished from its endangered cousin, the whooping crane, by colour and size. Whooping cranes are mostly white with a red face and black wing tips when the wings are extended. Whooping cranes stand just a little taller, at 1.5 metres.