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Canada Day crack down nets fewer speeders than last year

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – Alberta Sheriffs and RCMP integrated traffic units kept a watchful eye on the province’s highways over the Canada Day long weekend, issuing 2,193 speeding tickets between June 30 and July 3. A slightly longer monitoring period between June 30 and July 4 in 2010 netted 2,574 speeders… […]

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Robbery in Bon Accord

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – The Bon Accord Food Town was robbed Wednesday night. At approximately 6:30 p.m. Morinville RCMP responded to the call in the neighbouring community… […]

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Legal crime stats stable

By MorinvilleNews.com staff

Legal – Morinville RCMP Staff Sergeant Mac Richards paid a visit to Legal Town Council Tuesday night, bringing the mayor and council up to speed on policing in the community in the first five months of 2011 as well as presenting a comparison to previous years. That comparison shows crime is no worse than it has been in the past few years… […]

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EMS Week kicks off in Morinville with demonstrations

By Monday Morning News Staff

Morinville – EMS Awareness Week (May 16 – 22) kicked off in Morinville two days early with emergency response groups from Morinville and Sturgeon County gathering at the Morinville Community High School parking lot May 14 for a free barbecue and an opportunity to dispense free information on things residents can do to prevent the need for their services… […]

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Community Cultural Centre vandalized

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Morinville – RCMP are looking to the public for assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for vandalizing the community Cultural Centre in Morinville… […]

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Fatal collision near Legal

By MorinvilledNews.com Staff

Legal – A senior is dead as the result of an early morning collision Tuesday. Morinville RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2, just north of Legal corners around 8 a.m. Jan. 26.
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Two arrested in connection with pharmacy robbery

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

St. Albert – An adult and youth have been arrested in connection to an attempted armed robbery of the Morinville Guardian Drugs Jan. 19 and the armed robbery of the Health Select Pharmacy in St. Albert the same day. The two men were arrested Friday without incident as the result of a joint … […]

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Gibbons bank robbery suspect arrested

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – RCMP apprehended three men and one woman Friday morning in relation to a series of armed robberies in rural Alberta, including last Wednesday’s robbery of the Alberta treasury Branch in Gibbons. The suspects were arrested in the Beverly area of Edmonton… […]

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RCMP seeking Gibbons robbery suspects

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Gibbons – Yesterday afternoon’s robbery of the Gibbons ATB on 50 Avenue is the latest in a series of violent robberies that have occurred throughout the province.

RCMP are pleading for the public’s assistance for information leading to the arrest of Franklin Gladue and the other individuals who … […]

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RCMP urging shoppers to beware

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Ottawa – With the busiest retail season of the year now in full swing, the RCMP are urging holiday shoppers to be on their guard for ID fraud. The increase in financial transactions during the month of December carries with it an increased opportunity for criminals to … […]

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Positive ticketing program rewarding youth

]By Stephen Dafoe

Morinville – When Community Peace Officer James Alaeddine pulls someone over, it’s more often than not to give them a ticket or to educate them on why they might get a ticket in the future if they don’t change their behaviour. So it’s little surprise that when the peace officer rolls up on a 12-year-old girl riding her bike, the immediate reaction is to expect the worst.

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Police seeking help in Gibbons break in and assault

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Gibbons – A knock on the door from three individuals seeking help resulted in a Gibbons homeowner being assaulted last August. RCMP are now turning to the public for help in solving the crime.

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Fatalities and injuries down on Alberta roads

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Edmonton – Despite an increase in population and an increase in the number of drivers on the road, traffic fatalities and injuries on Alberta’s roadways dropped for the second consecutive year, according to statistics released by the province Tuesday … […]

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GPS system to track offenders

By MorinvilleNews.com Staff

Calgary – A new research project being conducted at the University of Calgary will evaluate the effectiveness of using global positioning satellite (GPS) technology to monitor offenders in the community … […]