St. Albert RCMP are asking the public to help identify a man they say stole nearly $300 worth of groceries last week.
On May 18 just before noon, a man went into the Save-On Foods store at the south end of St. Albert, filled a cart with $274.50 worth of groceries then left the store without paying.
He got into a grey Dodge 1500 single cab truck and drove away. The truck was observed with the licence plate BRS-8961 at the time of the incident, but police say that plate is not a match to the Dodge 1500.
The man is described as being Caucasian, in his mid 30s, tall, bald, unshaven and wearing construction-type clothing: work boots, construction coveralls and a black shirt.
Anyone with information about this theft is asked to phone St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, and may qualify for a reward if the information leads to an arrest.
St. Albert RCMP were out in full force over the holiday long weekend enforcing drunk-driving laws.
On May 21, which was National Impaired Driver Awareness Enforcement Day, police teamed up with St. Albert community peace officers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers conducted several checkstops.
In total police laid 32 charges. None were for drunk-driving offences, but there was one charge of careless driving and one charge of dangerous driving laid. There were four charges of transporting open liquor.
Other, more minor charges, include several Traffic Safety Act offences such as failing to stop at a red light, no insurance, improper window tint and assorted moving and non-moving violations.
Police say there was “overwhelming support” shown by motorists going through the Checkstops, with many drivers thanking the officers for their efforts and saying they didn’t mind the short wait given the circumstances.
Alberta RCMP announced May 25, International Missing Children’s Day, that they were partnering with the Missing Children Society of Canada on new technology to get the word out about missing kids.
The Search Program, also known as Milk Carton 2.0, is an emergency response network that allows the society to notify users via Facebook and Twitter of different Amber Alerts and Urgent Missing Children Alerts in their area, creating something like an on-line search party.
“This new technology is another valuable tool in enlisting the help of all Canadians in keeping our kids safe,” said Cpl. Lea Turner with the Alberta RCMP Missing Persons Unit.
There are more than 41,000 children reported missing each year in Canada.
