The Drumheller 7-11 at 208 Railway Avenue was robbed by a lone male at 1:37 a.m. Friday, April 25.

Drumheller’s 7-11 was robbed in the early hours this morning.
    At approximately 1:35 a.m., a male, with his face covered, entered the store on Railway Avenue, demanding the clerk fill a garbage bag he’d brought with cigarettes and cash.
    The suspect then left the store on foot.
    The lone 7-11 employee was not injured during the robbery.
    The suspect is described as a  six foot two Caucasian male, weighing approximately 230 pounds, dressed in a dark blue or black hoodie, dark pants, and black boots.
    The hoodie had white lettering over the left breast.
    The bandana worn by the suspect during the robbery was light grey with black markings.
    The 7-11 was also robbed on March 19 of this year by a lone male.
    RCMP are investigating and aren’t sure at this point if the two robberies are connected.

Around 10:30 pm Wednesday, April 23, the Drumheller Fire Department, EMS and the RCMP responded to a fire alarm in the 300 block of 2nd Street East in Drumheller.

Luckily, no one was home when a fire broke out late Wednesday night on 2nd Street East. Emergency services were alerted by an alarm at about 10:30 p.m., April 23, and responded to a structure fire of a single-family home beside the former CJDV Radio building. When they arrived, the front of the house was fully involved. Firefighters quickly doused the flames as utility crews shut off power and gas.

It was learned that a young family and a dog lived in the house, but were not home at the time of the fire. There were no injuries. Police say the cause of the blaze is still being investigated but the incident does not appear to be criminal in nature.