The Anchor Weekly – The Chestermere Lake News

At around 4:00 a.m. on August 28th, 2011 someone caused significant damage to a vehicle parked at a residence on the 800 block of West Chestermere Drive. Suspect(s) used a rock to break one of the vehicle windows. There appears no motive for this criminal activity other than vandalism. The Chestermere RCMP encourage citizens watch out in their neighborhoods and to report any suspicious activity right away. Anyone with information regarding this, or any crime is asked to contact the Chestermere RCMP at (403) 204-8777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or through the internet at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime stoppers will pay [...]

For the past number of months the Chestermere RCMP Detachment have attended to a number of residential break and enters in Chestermere. Suspect(s) have forced their way into unoccupied homes during day time hours. Points of entry vary and include forcing open back doors, front doors and basement windows. Items such as jewelry, cameras, electronic games, computers and televisions have been stolen. In some cases residential alarms were activated and the culprits fled prior to police attendance. There has been an increase in residential break and enters this year over last year which is a trend many communities face. The [...]

During the late morning hours of July 14, 2011 members of the Chestermere RCMP with support from the joint forces Calgary Police Service – RCMP “Green Team South” executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence located in the Parkmere Green area of Chestermere. No persons were found inside the residence at the time of the warrant execution. Located in the basement was a three stage soil based hydroponic grow with 1074 marihuana plants seized in various stages of growth with a street value estimated to exceed 1.3 million dollars. This particular grow op involved both [...]

Chestermere, Alberta 2011 June 15 Residential Construction Work Place Injury On June 15, 2011 at approximately 1:20 p.m. a residential construction worker working on a new home in the Aspenmere Close area of Chestermere fell about thirty feet sustaining significant injuries. The construction worker, a 52 year old male from Calgary, was on the second floor of the new house when he fell landing in the basement. The injuries were serious requiring STARS air ambulance to attend. There were a number of workers at the construction zone at the time who immediately assisted and called for help. The scene was [...]

Chestermere, Alberta June 7, 2011 Hit and Run Motor Vehicle Collision On the morning of May 30, 2011, at approximately 3:00 am, a hit and run motor vehicle collision occurred on Rainbow Falls Drive in Chestermere, AB. The suspect vehicle side swiped a parked red car on the road and left the scene. The parked red car had the passengers side mirror broken off and drivers side scraped. The suspect vehicle likely has damage to the front and passenger side and likely red paint residue. If anyone has any information in this crime or any other please contact the Chestermere [...]

Media Contact: Staff Sergeant Glenn HENRY Chestermere, Alberta May 27, 2011 On May 25, 2011 at approximately 9:50 p.m. members of the Chestermere RCMP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Search Warrant at a residence located on Springmere Place in Chestermere, Alberta. Members of the Chestermere RCMP attended the residence earlier in the day on an unrelated investigation. While at the residence evidence was noted to allow the granting of the search warrant by the Calgary Hearing Office later in the evening. A 46 year old female was found inside the residence and was arrested incident to the search. Located [...]

Chestermere, Alberta 2011-05-04 Bear Spray at the Chestermere Recreation Center On May 1, 2011 at approximately 0215 a.m. the Chestermere RCMP responded to a report of an assault with a weapon at the Chestermere Recreation Center located at 201 West Chestermere Drive, Chestermere, Alberta. It was learned during a large group function inside the recreation center an unidentified male deployed what was suspected to be bear spray. Many people were contaminated clearing the building. One female was transported to hospital where she was treated for respiratory problems and later released. Chestermere RCMP officers arrested a male who was fleeing the [...]