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Feeling safe should criminals come near is a common concern for families living a long distance from police detachments. Mothers, who at times are home alone, can feel especially vulnerable. It’s well known that repeat offenders and hardened criminals are often released after a short jail term, only to go right back to the same dangerous behaviou...
Read MoreHere's an example of some theft locations for May. The Money Saving Group Most of the communities in this list also create a lot of suspicious activities. Those suspicious alerts were created within 1 hour of the event 83% of the time. This fast reporting often got multiple witnesses and police involved. This type of crime prevention takes plac...
Read MoreThe County of Grande Prairie has kicked off a 12 month program with The Beaverlodge District Rural Crime Watch and Lightcatch. This program is expected to help reduce rural crime rates and increase community safety by providing a free app and free additional services that County residents can use to prevent or stop crime.
Read MoreHow fear affects criminals minds is a simple concept that anyone can use to protect their property better. It’s helpful to recognize that the drug trade loves to exploit the weak and vulnerable through intimidation. For example, a man with a habit, who has a drug dealers gun to his head, and is being told his debts to the dealer are due now gets...
Read MoreIssues with 911 are a touchy subject. For the sake of your safety here are some important ways to make sure any calls made to 911 go well. 75% of all crimes are reported to the RCMP after the fact. This was according to an RCMP Superintendent in Alberta in Aug 2020. Plus, 911 calls can not receive video or images.
Read MoreThese photos were said to be taken upstream from the Counties water supply, just off a public walking trail. One of the reasons these kinds of things are allowed to continue is that the root cause creators don't have to pay for the costs that come from it. Because it doesn’t cost the real creators anything, THEY DON’T CARE.
Read MoreThis week someone stole an ambulance, drove it through three towns, several counties, across two massive bridges, and only stopped because they hit the ditch. And there is so much more to this story. Someone pulled over to help. The good samaritan soon found their vehicle was the next one to be stolen by the ambulance driver and that they were...
Read MoreIn the last 12 months we've seen so many unmanned, volunteer driven, facilities that are the targets of crime. In almost all cases, it becomes clear the damage could have been prevented. Here is the Museum incident as an example on how to stop crimes at unmanned locations from occurring.
Read MoreHow do you tell if the yard down the road could be where the problems are? We found an easy way. But our method of finding this out is a little unconventional. Hopefully you can help keep it a secret just between us.Here is a starting point (with hints on how to tell) So what does that tell us about the yard down the road? An awful lot. But first,...
Read MoreKneehill County the criminals are in your area Jan-Feb 2021. Red Deer and the surrounding areas have made them scatter. Since Jan 16 when these criminals were caught on video inside this red square in the image the thefts in the Red Deer area have dropped off dramatically. It’s pretty clear why. They left and are working in your area now.
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