Break and Enter – 0
Theft of Motor Vehicle – 0
Possession of Stolen Property obtained by Crime Over $5000.00 – 0
Possession of Stolen Property obtained by Crime Under $5000.00 – 0
Theft Under $5000.00 from Motor Vehicle – 2
Other Theft Under $5000 – 1
Other Theft Over $5000 – 0
Mischief – 8
Enrollments in the CAPTURE Program – 91
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RCMP respond to bar fight
After midnight on April 4, Chestermere RCMP responded to a fight in progress at a local bar.
The aggressor in the fight had fled the scene but returned shortly after police arrived at the establishment.
Both individuals had been drinking and the victim, an 18-year-old Chestermere man, was unable to defend himself as the suspect continued to punch him in the head.
The suspect, a 30-year-old Chestermere man, was arrested at the scene and charged with assault.
He has been released to appear in Strathmore courts at a later date.
“This event serves to remind us to think about our decisions when going out in public. For some, it has been over two years since they could attend a licenced establishment and there is a need to relearn public decorum,” Sgt Joe Stubbs said. “Like most bars and lounges, they are bringing staff back and hiring new staff after the lifting of COVID restrictions. There will be a learning curve for Smart Serve for some staff and patrons will need to remember that the bar staff can stop service if they feel the patron has had too much to drink. I hope going forward we don’t have any more incidents like this.”
Youth cause vandalism during hockey marathon
The Chestermere RCMP were called to attend mischief and vandalism incidents at the rec centre during the World’s Longest Hockey Game.
On April 2, and April 3, RCMP received reports of youth causing vandalism and behaving aggressively towards players, supporters, and fans.
The youth were identified but criminal charges were not pursued at the request of the rec centre.
All of the youths involved have been banned from attending the rec centre for the next 12 months.
A 13-year-old female, and a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old male were banned in the April 2 incident and a 14-year-old male was banned in the April 3 incident.
“Youth crime is an issue and is on the RCMP’s radar for the coming year. We are hoping to expand our detachment’s officers so we can put more focus on youth issues and youth safety,” Sgt Joe Stubbs said. “With the coming of warmer weather, our officers will be spending more time in areas like the rec centre, Skate Park and Bike Park, interacting with the local youth and forging bonds and encouraging good citizenship.”
Chestermere residents arrested in drug investigation
On April 7, Chestermere RCMP and the RCMP Emergency Response Team assisted Calgary Police with a search warrant execution on two addresses in Chestermere.
Two males were arrested in relation to the disruption of a methamphetamine lab located by Calgary Police in the northwest community of Nolan Hill.
The 30-year-old male resident of Sandpiper Blvd and the 39-year-old resident of East Lakeview Crt were held for a bail hearing and released back into the community by the courts under a judicial release, pending their trial.
The local Chestermere RCMP and Probation Services will be monitoring the males’ compliance with their release conditions.
After the search warrant was completed at the Sandpiper Blvd address, the Chestermere Community Peace Officers attended to deal with a severely emancipated dog located in the residence. The dog was turned over to the Calgary SPCA.
“A lot of things happen in Chestermere that go relatively unnoticed, and we are hoping to change that in the coming months. We have a newly arrived General Investigation/Crime Reduction Officer who will be looking to overturn the rocks and find out what is happening in the underbelly of our community,” Sgt Joe Stubbs said.
Adding, “Often people feel drugs are a victimless crime, but it is the contrary, accidental overdoses leave loved ones hurting, drug dealers lacing their products with highly addictive substances, such as fentanyl, creates a greater desire for their drugs increasing the dealers’ profits. When the need to support addictions and habits increases and the money runs out, houses are lost, or people resort to crimes of opportunity to fund their addictions. It is important to us police officers to do what we can to keep the community safe and our future efforts will be spent focussing on the hidden drug subculture of our community.”
Stubbs encourages the public to call the detachment’s complaint line at 403-204-8900 to report drug activity in the community, or Crime Stoppers Program at 1-800-222-8477 or to remain anonymous.
