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Police told to hire locally

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Lethbridge residents shot down a plan to bring in pre-trained police officers from the Maritimes as a way to cut local police training costs.

The Lethbridge regional police service floated the idea during a public meeting Tuesday night, following in the footsteps of other Alberta police forces who look to Holland College’s Atlantic Police Academy in Prince Edward Island to help fill their ranks. The public meeting attracted about 75 people, many of them lawyers, councillors and social services representatives, who offered feedback on the police service’s budget, business plans and future priorities.

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Police seize over $400,000 worth of marijuana

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A 52-year-old Raymond man is facing drug charges after a search warrant was executed Saturday in the community.

Raymond RCMP received a Crimestoppers tip regarding a marijuana grow operation and conducted an investigation at 208 North and 100 West in Raymond, and found a “sophisticated” three-stage marijuana grow operation which contained 323 plants in the basement, along with five pounds of harvested marijuana bud. According to police, the approximate street value of the seized marijuana is over $400,000.

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Calgary police see fewer marijuana grows, call on public to keep eyes peeled

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Police busted fewer marijuana grow operations in Calgary neighbourhoods last year, but investigators say they still need the public to step up and help nip ongoing problems in the bud.

A total of 66 warrants were executed on illegal grows in 2012 — just two-thirds the number seen on average over the previous five years. Police also seized 20,000 fewer plants when compared to the same time period.

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Police want provincial legislation amended to deal with problem property owners

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Provincial policing officials want to see legislation amended to address repeat offenders who own problem properties in residential communities.

This week, two units in a Calgary fourplex were ordered shut down for 90 days, the maximum under provincial rules, after the landlord failed to address ongoing complaints for chronic drug and prostitution-related activity.

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Policing and waste management priority for Red Deer city council

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City council has business to settle before calling it a term in October.

With only nine months remaining before the next civic election, Red Deer councillors say there will be no slowing down as they try to make headway on a number of city projects, plans and policies.

High on the priority list is working with the RCMP following the much-anticipated police service levels and standards review. Once the standards are in place later this year, council will be in a better position to monitor whether the needs are being met in the community and to deploy the appropriate resources when required.

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Tax increase jumps as council approves 18 more policing positions

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Red Deer residents are now facing a 4.29 per cent property tax increase following city council’s decision to add 18 positions to the police force.

After nearly three hours of debate so far on Thursday, council decided to add eight constables, six municipal employees and four supervisors over a two-year period.

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City gets first look at proposed RCMP station

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FORT SASKATCHEWAN – Fort Saskatchewan city council got a first look at the new $10 million RCMP station being considered to replace the city’s existing facility.

The 3,000 sq. m building, or about 32,000 sq. ft., will sit on the southwest corner of a lot next to the Dow Centennial Centre and provide right turn access on and off Highway 21, with southbound traffic leaving the area via Town Crest Road, a yet to be built street that will link Southfort Blvd. to the Dow Centre’s theatre parking lot.

There is, at this time, no plan to incorporate an intersection to allow a left handed turn onto Highway 15 from the proposed RCMP station.

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Police say they’ve put a dent in gang activity in northeast Edmonton

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EDMONTON- Six people face a total of 65 charges related to street-gang violence and drug-trafficking in northeast Edmonton, police said Tuesday.

In a news release, police said the gang — which they did not name — has been active in the Abbottsfield and Beverly neighbourhoods for several years.

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Police warning the public about “Ransomware scam”

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Lethbridge Regional Police are warning the public about a cyber scam that locks down computers and attempts to trick users into paying a ransom in order to regain control.

Over the past few months, the Economic Crimes Unit has received numerous complaints in relation to the “Ransomware scam.”

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