October 8
9:05 a.m. – Drayton Valley – Jubilee Ave – Complainant reported cables stolen off his welder; occurred overnight. Member investigated; incident not captured on video surveillance and no other evidence located.
2:24 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Power Ctr Blvd – Complainant reported receiving a call from a friend suggesting there was a male selling a chainsaw from the back of a pickup truck, which may be one he recently reported stolen in the Evansburg area. Members located a potentially matching truck elsewhere but did not find any evidence to connect the two incidents.
3:35 p.m. – Brazeau County – Oilfield security staff reported an abandoned truck at a location west of town. Member attended and confirmed it was a truck reported stolen on the Oct. 6. Truck recovered and held for a forensic examination; owner notified.
4:03 p.m. – Drayton Valley – 50 St – Complainant reported that sometime over the previous night, someone punched a hole in the fuel tank of her work truck while it was in a hotel parking lot and stole the fuel. Under investigation.
5:08 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Complainant reported items stolen from his vehicle while parked at his hotel (same location as previous file) overnight.
6:45 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Hospital – Complainant reported that the hospital was refusing to let her leave or call anyone. Member determined that the complainant had been detained by a doctor under the Mental Health Act and wasn’t free to leave. Member subsequently learned that the complainant walked away from the hospital; she was located by a member and returned.
October 9
3:40 a.m. – Drayton Valley – 50 St – Hotel staff requested a male be removed from the property as he was not a guest and refused to leave. Member attended but found the male had left. The unwanted male was identified, spoken to and agreed to not return to the property.
5:27 a.m. – Drayton Valley – Hospital – Staff requested assistance locating a female who had been “formed” by a doctor but left the hospital. Member located the female, who was returned to the hospital.
9:56 a.m. – Drayton Valley – Power Ctr Blvd – Complainant reported his black 2003 Ford Explorer with a snowplough mount and bearing Alberta plate BWT0316 was stolen from a parking lot. Investigation determined that the SUV was actually stolen on the evening of Oct. 3 as it had been parked awaiting service. Under investigation.
1:51 p.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to add a warrant for a female who failed to comply with probation conditions.
4:19 p.m. – Brazeau County – Complainant reported a former elderly owner of the property she is renting is continuing to trespass. Under investigation; other family has been asked to potentially assist with the ongoing issues.
5:26 p.m. – Brazeau County – Complainant reported motors stolen from out of service pumpjacks at several locations. Under investigation; incidents occurred over the past month.
6:08 p.m. – Brazeau County – Third party complaint of a potential ongoing breach of a release order. Under investigation.
6:59 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Jubilee Ave – Complainant reported a suspicious male had walked through a business yard and entered an adjacent property. Patrols made, male not located.
7:30 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Rotary Park – Complainant reported a blue car pulled up and someone approached yelling “get out of my **** car!” The person began assaulting a male with lots of people around and then all left the area in the blue car and a red truck. Patrols failed to locate either vehicle and no related calls were received.
October 10
10:58 a.m. – Poplar Ridge area – Complainant reported a female guest was being aggressive and needed to be removed. Members attended and located the female who agreed to leave as she no longer wanted to be there anyway. Member determined she had outstanding warrants from Edmonton Police Services (EPS), she was arrested and released with a court date as requested by EPS.
2:22 p.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to charge a male who failed to appear in court.
4:16 p.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to charge a male who failed to appear in court.
5:43 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Complainant reported a possible breach of a condition of visitation imposed by Child and Family Services for child visitation. Member investigated but could not confirm any breach. File open for follow up.
8:44 p.m. – Drayton Valley – 50 St – Complainant requested assistance as he had dropped off his van for service and left the key in the gas cap, only to remember the dealer wouldn’t be open until the Oct. 13; he was concerned the van would be stolen. Member attended, found the key still in the gas cap and moved it to the dealership key drop.
October 11
4:41 a.m. – Drayton Valley – 56 St – Complainant reported a break-in to a business yard. Members attended and located a male who was arrested and returned to cells. After consideration of the circumstances the male was released on an undertaking to appear in court on a future date.
October 12
1:59 a.m. – Brazeau County – Members responded to a domestic dispute at a residence. Investigation at the location led to a male being arrested for assault and then released on conditions with a court date.
October 13
9:15 a.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to charge a female who failed to attend court. Warrant issued for her arrest.
11:58 a.m. – Poplar Ridge area – Complainant reported a break and enter to a business compound that occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. Items stolen from the site totalled about $5,000. No evidence located at the scene.
12:15 p.m. – Drayton Valley – 50 Ave – Complainant reported a teenage shoplifter stole a bottle of pop on two different occasions. Complainant did not want charges but was hoping the youth, who prefers Mountain Dew, could be spoken to. Under investigation.
12:57 p.m. – Drayton Valley – 45 Ave – Member conducted a traffic stop on a suspicion that a wanted male was in the vehicle. The wanted male was found hiding under a blanket in the back seat and was subsequently arrested, held for a telephone bail hearing and remanded in custody by a justice of the peace. The female driver was arrested and issued a 90-day provincial impaired (by drug) driving suspension.
1:49 p.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to charge a female who failed to appear in court. Warrant issued for her arrest.
2:16 p.m. – Brazeau County – Complainant reported theft from seven different out of service lease sites; occurred over the past month. Under investigation.
3:36 p.m. – Drayton Valley – File opened to charge a male who failed to appear in court. Warrant issued for his arrest.
5:48 p.m. – Drayton Valley – Complainant called to report he had identified a youth shown on a Facebook post trying to break into a garage. Member spoke to the property owners and parents of the youth, who will be arrested and charged appropriately. Under investigation.
October 14
4:45 a.m. – Drayton Valley – Power Ctr Blvd – Complainant reported a suspicious male in a business parking lot looking into vehicles. Members are aware of the male who is known to scavenge for empties, but not known to steal. He was located nearby and warned about his activities and to stay away from private property.
11:25 a.m. – Drayton Valley – Complainant reported being the victim of an Apple gift card scam after being contacted on Facebook messenger about a grant intended to help disabled persons, retired, unemployed students and elderly (so pretty much anyone disadvantaged). Complainant purchased and provided almost $10,000 in card numbers to the scammer. Police are more than willing to answer questions about potential frauds rather than being asked to investigate when it’s too late.
6:26 p.m. – Parkland County – Complainant reported a family member damaging items on a shared property. Under investigation.
11:48 p.m. – Brazeau County – Twp Rd 492 – Member on patrol stopped a vehicle driving without taillights on. Investigation resulted in the driver being issued a three-day provincial impaired driving suspension and his vehicle being towed.
October 15
1:25 a.m. – Brazeau County – Twp Rd 492 – Member on patrol observed a truck stopped at the entrance to a lease site. Investigation led to the arrest of the female driver after a male was located hiding under a blanket in the back seat (not related to the report from Oct. 13 at 12:57 p.m., just two different grown men hiding under blankets) whom she was on conditions to have no contact with. The female was held for a telephone bail hearing; results still pending at time of this report being written.
2:40 a.m. – Poplar Ridge – Complainant reported a break-in in progress after seeing a male trying to enter through a window. Members attended; no entry gained, and the suspect had left the area on foot and was not located
Throughout the Week:
Lost or Stolen License Plates – 2
Items Lost & Found – 1
Traffic Complaints – 4
Assistance to Other Agencies – 8
Minor Collisions – 4
Bylaw Complaints – 3
False Alarms – 3
Alberta RCMP App – The Alta. RCMP mobile app is now available as a free download. The app does not track or monitor users in any way. It provides easy access to Online Crime Reporting, Crime Mapping, Detachment information, Project Lock Up, Crime Stoppers, as well as RCMP news and social media accounts.
Surveillance Camera Registry – If you have a surveillance system at your home or business, you can register it with the Rural Alberta Capture to help officers identify locations that may have valuable evidence to aid in investigations. To register or for more information got to Home | Rural Alberta Emergency Crime Capture (ruralalbertacapture.ca).
Investigators are asking anyone who may have information regarding any of these unsolved occurrences, contact the Drayton Valley RCMP at 780-542-4456. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app.
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