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Police find cache of stolen property

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On the afternoon of October 2, 2019 Drumheller RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence in the townsite.

Police recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property including electronics, collectibles, historical documents and identity documents that the suspects are alleged to have been removing from uninhabited residences throughout the Drumheller area over the past few weeks.

Police are working hard to return the property to the owners and determine ownership of some items. Charges are pending against a number of persons involved in the possession of the stolen property.

Police continue to encourage the public to report their stolen items and to document any valuables in their homes, garages/shed with serial numbers and pictures in the event they are stolen. When search warrants are executed, many times property is unable to be seized when there is no report of the items ownership or status of having been stolen. With high-end items, etching tools in a hidden spot with either a name of a unique symbol is recommended as well as additional protection.


Drumheller's long wait for marijuana retailer is over, grand opening Friday

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It’s been almost a year since pot became legal in Canada, but Drumheller’s long wait for a marijuana retail store is finally over. Choom Cannabis Co. is now open in downtown Drumheller and will be holding a grand opening on Saturday, October 5 where you can meet budtender Lorna Burns and manager Rut Upadhyaya, as well as get your hands on some free swag and meet licensed distributors.

Cola can cracks cold case

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An Edmonton man was sentenced for a break and enter dating back to 2009 after DNA evidence on a pop can placed him at the scene.
     Darrell Saunter appeared in provincial court in Drumheller on Friday, September 27. He pleaded guilty to break and enter to a restaurant in Drumheller almost 10 years ago.
    The court heard that sometime around November 22-23, 2009 a restaurant was broken into in Drumheller. The culprit took $25 and left behind a can of pop.
    Police were able to obtain a DNA sample from the pop can, however at that time there was no match.
    Since then Saunter had become a serving inmate. According to a Global News report he was charged in 2016 with a number of break and enters in the Edmonton area.
    He is currently serving 7.5 years.
    Investigators re-ran the DNA sample and this time came up with a match.
    Saunter pleaded guilty and was given a 6-month sentence concurrent to the sentence he is already serving.


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