Last Wednesday, September 27, about 800 area students came through the Badlands Community Facility at the Ignite Your Spark Youth Fair. There were dozens of activities for students of all ages to explore. Chair of the Drumheller and Area ASSET Coalition Janice Hoover, said the fair has been in the works for a year. “We hope that kids find a new hobby or interest and that they try new things. We want to let them know what is out there,” said Hoover. One popular activity at the fair was rugby.
Residents of Craigmyle and area are fed up with a rash of crimes and want to learn more about how they can deal with it.
Bev Bergman of Craigmyle says the community has seen a number of recent property crimes; everything from truck to tools have gone missing and residents are frustrated.
“A small group of citizens has decided to take action in whatever way they can,” said Bergman.
They have organized an information meeting and have invited residents from surrounding communities as well as the RCMP, Starland County Bylaw Enforcement and Rural Crime Watch.
“It is to address the rights of honest tax paying citizens who have been, or do not want to be violated by the criminal faction that is now invading our once safe community,” she said.
The meeting is at the Craigmyle Civic Centre on Wednesday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
“The more attention we can draw to this meeting, the more we can get across that we want people from all communities to come out,” said Bergman.
On October 5, 2017 at 11:00 p.m. the Hanna RCMP responded to a complaint that a hitch hiker was threatened with a knife.
The female victim reported that she was hitchhiking along Highway 36, south of Hanna when a lone male stopped and picked her up offering her a ride to Wainwright. While they were driving in the vehicle, the suspect pulled out a knife and threatened the victim. The victim pushed the knife away and pulled out her cell phone at which point the suspect slammed on the brakes and released the victim from the vehicle.
Once the victim was out of the vehicle, the suspect sped north on highway 36 towards Highway 9. The victim flagged down a trucker who was in the area and then the RCMP were called.
The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as an aboriginal male, in his 30's, t-shirt, blue jeans, short crewcut hair style, black hair, medium build, over 5'8" tall.
The suspect vehicle is described as a black 4 door sedan with a leather interior. The suspect vehicle had some damage to the right front bumper.
If you have information about this investigation, please call the Hanna RCMP at 403-854-3393, or call your local police detachment. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by SMS.
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