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December is Impaired Driving Awareness Month

“Know the limit – Know your limit” is the message Morinville RCMP are unveiling this month as they remind residents impaired driving is a crime and will be treated as such. The Detachment, in conjunction with the Alberta Traffic Safety Action Plan, will be focusing attention on impaired driving this month. […]

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Letter: Back-to-school safety tips from Morinville RCMP

Over the next few weeks, many of Alberta’s students will be returning to classes across the province to start the new school year. The Morinville RCMP would like to remind students, parents and drivers of a few safety tips which will make the return to school a safe one for everyone. […]

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Morinville RCMP Warn of CRA phone scam

Morinville RCMP are making residents aware that a Canada Revenue Agency phone scam is once again active in the region. Police say the scam involves someone calling a resident and claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency. The caller then demands money for overdue taxes and threatens arrest if the request is denied. […]

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Police looking for impaired drivers this month

The Morinville RCMP will be focusing on impaired drivers during the month of August, part of the detachment’s ongoing efforts to keep area roads safe by participating with provincial sheriffs and other law enforcement agencies. Each month, police have a particular traffic safety focus. In July, police kept their eyes on occupant restraints, particularly drivers not wearing them. Although August’s focus is on impaired drivers due to increased traffic, it is something the detachment is vigilant about year round. […]

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Police investigating drowning

Morinville, Alberta – On July 25th, 2015, at approximately 11:42 a.m., Morinville RCMP responded to a report of a missing 2 year old female child who had been playing at a park in the Lakes Subdivision with her siblings. The child from Morinville, was found unresponsive in a nearby pond by RCMP. Life saving efforts were initiated, but the child was later pronounced deceased by Emergency Medical Services. Morinville RCMP and the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s Office continue to investigate. The RCMP will not be releasing any further details at this time. […]

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Morning collision claims life outside Morinville

A woman is dead following a late morning collision outside Morinville Wednesday morning.

Morinville RCMP and emergency services responded to a serious two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 37 in Sturgeon County (near Namao). […]

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Police seeking man for criminal harassment

Morinville RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a 35 year old, Matthew Paul Edwards, who is currently wanted on Criminal Harassment charges out of Morinville. […]

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RCMP offer update to Bon Accord armed robbery

Police provided media with a composite sketch of one of the suspects in the June 26 robbery of the Bon Accord ATB branch Tuesday afternoon. The Morinville RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying this suspect.
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Sturgeon Rural Crime Watch going strong after 32 years

A bright yellow sign sits affixed to a fence at the end of a township road. Its message is straightforward and to the point: Rural Crime Watch Area. They are four words that let residents known their neighbours are watching out for them, and criminals know their activity is being monitored. […]

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Police looking for help in Legal Esso robbery

One male wearing sunglasses and a handkerchief covering his face entered the gas station, approached the lone male staff member and demanded money while armed with a shotgun. The suspect stole approximately $400 dollars in cash and $200 dollars in cigarettes. The suspect left the scene in a green two door car. […]

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Vandals strike historic church

Vandals struck Morinville’s historic St. Jean Baptiste Church on the evening of Apr. 3. The church and park sidewalk was spray painted with anti-theological and homophobic messages, including “I Hate God”, and “I Love Satin” (sic), as well as swastikas and anarchy symbols. […]