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May 2008
May 2008 Crime Report
Boyd buzzing mad over officer swarming | full details and more on the May 2008 Crime Report page.
May 2008 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: Shirley Waquan | full details and more on the May 2008 Crime Report page.
April 2008
Suspicious Death In Garneau - Alex Pinzauti
A man opening his front door to pick up the morning paper saw himself looking at next-day headlines when he found a dying man lying near the porch of his house near 111th Street and University Avenue at about 7:15 a.m. Saturday, April 26th.
"He was alive but he was passed out on the stairs," the resident said. "He had no shoes and he was wearing a black shirt and pants and no undershirt."
Police found a pair of shoes and evidence of a struggle seven blocks away. In the end the death of 19-year-old Alex Pinzauti was deemed non-criminal » full details »
Public Alert: Larry Maxwell Stanford
A man who completed a 35-year sentence for hijacking an aircraft and attempted murder has been released into the community in Edmonton and police consider him to be a violent offender who continues to pose a risk of significant harm.
Larry Maxwell Stanford, 56, was convicted of hijacking Quebecair flight QB321 on December 14th, 1972. He was 21 years old at the time. Stanford was sentenced to 20 years in prison. While on parole he attacked his sister, hitting her multiple times in the head with a hammer and causing serious brain injury » full details »
Wanted: Gilbert John Jolicoeur
Winnipeg police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Gilbert John Jolicoeur, also known as "Fro."
Jolicoeur is wanted in connection with a stabbing death in Winnipeg and police feel he may be hiding out in Whitecourt, Fort McMurray, or in the Vancouver area – specifically in Whistler where he has associates. When caught, Jolicoeur would likely face manslaughter charges. » full details »
Near-naked Woman Found Dead
Police investigated a suspicious death in a neighbourhood adjacent to the City Centre Airport.
Emergency services were called to a home in the Prince Charles community at about 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23rd after a woman's partially-naked body was discovered lying face down in the snow of a backyard.
The woman was wearing only a pair of black underwear. The body was found by a man shovelling recently-fallen snow from a late-spring storm, the worst on record for the month of April » full details »
Missing: Edward Gordon Durston
Police have asked for the public's assistance in locating a senior missing since late fall.
71-year-old Edward Gordon Durston was last seen on November 21st, 2007 by the trustee responsible for releasing money to him. The senior reportedly suffers from dementia and has a problem with alcohol » full details »
Police Investigate Sudden Death of Infant
Authorities were called after a newborn baby was found dead in a south-side apartment. Police arrived at the 10th-floor unit of the Sir William Place complex, 8830 85 Street, at 9:24 a.m. on Monday, April 21st. Investigators initially treated the death as suspicious with homicide detectives assisting in the matter.
Police did not indicate why the death was considered suspicious. Paramedics who attended did not want to disturb the scene and instead called in police » full details »
Public Alert: Brent Edward MacDonald
Edmonton police are advising the public that 33-year-old Brent Edward MacDonald was released from the Bowden Institution and has chosen the city as his new place of residence. Police described MacDonald as an opportunistic sexual offender who poses a risk of significant harm to the community and specifically to females » full details »
Judy Lynn Jones
Homicide detectives were first called to a suspicious death after a body was found inside a south-side duplex on September 12th, 2007. It was soon determined 45-year-old Judy Lynn Jones died of blunt force trauma.
Jeffrey Glenn Kellar, Jones' common-law husband, was taken in for questioning and later released. Seven months later, on April 18th, 2008, Kellar was charged with second-degree murder » full details »
Missing: Jeannie Gingras
Police have asked for the public's help in locating an Edmonton woman missing since March 21st, 2008.
Jeannie Gingras, 49, was last seen at the Edmonton People in Need Shelter at 9549 103 Avenue. Gingras was reported to suffer from a mental illness and could pose a threat to herself if she is without medication » full details »
The Stony Plain Baby
RCMP are investigating the discovery of the body of a newborn baby found on an acreage northwest of Edmonton.
The Stony Plain detachment was notified at 6:57 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16th by a man walking his dog on a quad trail near Range Road 14, ten kilometres north of the Yellowhead Highway.
The baby, found wrapped in a pink towel, was male and close to full term. There were no obvious signs of trauma and a cause of death has not yet been determined. At last word RCMP had interviewed a female person of interest » full details »
Woman's Body Found In River Valley Identified As Missing Senior
Police investigated the death of a woman whose body was discovered on the morning of April 12th, 2008 in the river valley. The body was found near the High Level Bridge below Saskatchewan Drive.
The woman was later identified as missing senior Wyona Hobart, last seen December 28th, 2007 » full details »
Wanted: Tola Obafemi Falana
On July 30th, 2006 two masked men armed with long-barreled weapons robbed the Prestige Health Studio at 8402 Coronet Road. Tola Obafemi Falana was identified as one of the suspects and warrants for his arrest were issued.
Police consider Falana armed and dangerous and warn the public he should not be approached. He is wanted in Alberta for assault, possession of a weapon and 26 additional charges. Investigators believe that Falana is in currently Toronto but does travel back and forth between Edmonton and his home in Atlanta, Georgia » full details »
Alan Craig Cumming
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's ninth homicide of 2008.
At about 3:28 a.m. on Saturday, April 12th a man suffering stab wounds called police from the hallway of his apartment building at 12130 82 Street. The man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries and died several hours later.
Media outlets were first to identify the victim as 38-year-old Alan Craig Cumming who had just come home after driving a bus for a late-night pub crawl. Friends and relatives believed Cumming was attacked for his tip money » full details »
Debbie Elly-Smith
On January 8th, 2007 police found the body of Debbie Elly-Smith in an apartment suite in the Stollery Place housing project at 10554 96 Street in Edmonton's inner city. It was reported she may have been dead for several days.
On April 10th, 2008 police announced that second-degree murder charges had been laid against two persons known to Elly-Smith » full details »
Sangeeta Khanna
Nearly two years after 41-year-old Sangeeta Khanna mysteriously disappeared from a Mill Woods shopping centre police revealed they think she had been murdered and her body dumped along a rural highway that stretches from Edmonton to western Saskatchewan » full details »
April 2008 Crime Report
The Stony Plain baby | police investigate sudden death of infant | near-naked woman found dead | suspicious death in Garneau | full details and more on the April 2008 Crime Report page.
April 2008 Be On The Lookout For Report
Wanted: Tola Obafemi Falana | missing: Jeannie Gingras | public alert: Brent Edward MacDonald | missing: Edward Gordon Durston | wanted: Gilbert John Jolicoeur | public alert: Larry Maxwell Stanford | full details and more on the April 2008 Crime Report page.
March 2008
Sean Allan Kier
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's eighth homicide of 2008 – the stabbing death of 23-year-old Sean Kier.
At about 1:28 a.m. March 29th, 2008 police responded to a weapons complaint outside the Coliseum Inn at 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive Southbound.
Emergency medical services were called after a 23-year-old man was discovered lying on the pavement suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival » full details »
Daniel Raymond McKenzie
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's seventh homicide of 2008.
Daniel Raymond McKenzie suffered fatal stab wounds early on Good Friday at the corner of 82nd Street and 124th Avenue. Police and EMS were called to the intersection at 4:30 a.m. by residents of a home who saw McKenzie stumble through the street bleeding profusely. They also witnessed two men flee in a small dark car.
By afternoon the next day police had located two persons of interest and had seized a Mazda automobile » full details »
Baby Doe
Homicide detectives and the medical examiner were called out to a home at 6912 130 Avenue on Wednesday, March 19th after reports came in of a baby being found inside a bag.
The discovery was made by a man whose dog alerted him to something odd in a basement bedroom. A baby was found in a white, plastic grocery bag, wrapped in towels and stuffed under a bed.
Police later charged Naomi Russel-Simpson, 20, with charges of committing an indignity to a dead human body, neglecting to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child. Authorities said the baby was born alive » full details »
Soldier Found Dead at CFB Edmonton
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Unit looked into the case of a man's death at the Edmonton Garrison on the same day another Edmonton soldier was buried.
The soldier's body was found in single living quarters at CFB Edmonton on March 15th, 2008 » full details »
Shernell Sharon Pierre
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixth homicide of 2008.
At about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12th Edmonton Fire Rescue were dealing with a car fire when they discovered charred human remains lying slumped in the driver's seat. Police were then called to the site on 170th Street south of West Edmonton Mall and an investigation began into what authorities initially termed a suspicious death.
After an autopsy was completed March 14th police announced they were treating the death of 26-year-old Shernell Sharon Pierre as a homicide. Three days later police described a person of interest in the case and issued photographs of a white van thought to be involved.
On March 29th Shernell Pierre was laid to rest » full details »
Missing: John Victor Cantwell
Edmonton police have asked for the public’s help in locating an 84-year-old man who suffers from dementia » full details »
Kenneth Calhoun
Kenneth Calhoun, 36, was shot to death in a Spruce Grove trailer on May 19th, 2006.
Richard James Ellis, 24, was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm and arson.
A 17-year-old, who cannot be identified by provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, possession of a prohibited firearm and arson, pointing a firearm and two counts of failing to comply with bail conditions.
On October 5th, 2007 Richard James Ellis was given an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser charger of manslaughter.
On March 5th, 2008 the teen was found guilty of second-degree murder » full details »
March 2008 Crime Report
Soldier found dead at CFB Edmonton | full details and more on the March 2008 Crime Report page.
March 2008 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: John Victor Cantwell | missing: Lorilee Mae Francis | full details and more on the March 2008 Crime Report page.
February 2008
Beverly Parker
A 49-year-old woman was found lying face down in the snow in front of her condominium at 1828 Lakewood Road South at about 12:13 a.m. February 29th, 2008. For the next 24 hours police weren't sure if they were dealing with a suspicious death or Edmonton's latest murder.
After receiving treatment by paramedics at the scene, the woman was rushed to the Grey Nuns hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Crime scene tape was put up, taken down and later put up again.
Investigators continued to class the woman's death as suspicious until later on Saturday, March 1st when they confirmed the case of Beverly Parker as a homicide, citing strangulation as the cause of her death.
Police later charged Parker's son and his girlfriend with first-degree murder » full details »
Brianna Danielle Torvalson
Project KARE is now assisting in the investigation of the murder of a woman found on a remote acreage west of Elk Island National Park and about 20 kilometres northeast of Sherwood Park.
21-year-old Brianna Danielle Torvalson's body was found at about 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 21st by a resident out for a walk. The person saw it lying in the snow by a long driveway that runs through a heavily wooded area near Township Road 534, about a kilometre west of Range Road 220.
Police later identified the victim as a sex trade worker who had not registered a DNA sample or personal information with Project KARE » full details »
Project KARE Adds Two To List
Two women, missing from northeastern British Columbia since February 2005, are the latest additions to the list of missing persons falling under the Project KARE mandate.
On February 17th, 2008 – the third anniversary of the women's disappearance – RCMP announced that Rene Lynn Gunning of Fort St. John and Krystle Ann Julia Knott of Dawson Creek were last seen at West Edmonton Mall » full details »
Reporting From The Courthouse
For fans of ex-CHED radio reporter Byron Christopher's unique take on courthouse developments, it's been a long time since his hard-boiled style has been heard. Some of those memories can be brought back to life through a collection of clips rescued from the station's logger tapes – just head to the bottom of the who is that man? page.
Alberta Policing Services Launch Missing Persons Website
On February 12th, 2008 a website was launched that allows public access to missing persons files that date back to the 1970s.
The Alberta RCMP, Edmonton Police Service, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a number of provincial urban police agencies have partnered in assembling a public database of missing persons and unidentified human remains » full details »
Joshua Hunt
16-year-old Joshua Hunt was stabbed to death at a house party in Mill Woods on October 14th, 2006. Police charged a 17-year-old with one count of second degree murder and two counts of assault with a weapon. A judge released the young offender into the care of his grandfather, a retired Edmonton police officer, under strict bail conditions.
On January 27th, 2007 a private investigater hired by Gary Hunt videotaped the accused and his 67-year-old grandfather allegedly breaching conditions of the release. On February 22nd a judge clarified the bail conditions. On May 7th, 2007 Hunt's investigator captured a second instance of the teen and his grandfather breaching bail conditions. On December 25th, 2007 the teen was observed taunting family members outside the Hunt residence
On February 7th, 2008 the Crown prosecutor's office dropped breach of bail charges » full details »
Police Deal With Mystery Woman
On February 1st, 2008 officers were called to the corner of 28th Avenue and Hewes Way when a report of a body in a field came in. Investigators treated the woman's death as non-criminal based on autopsy results. However, police hit a brick wall when it came to putting a name to her as she was not carrying any identification.
On February 7th police announced the woman had been identified » full details »
Police Probe Suspicious Death
Police investigated the suspicious death of a woman found at about 3:20 a.m. on February 4th, 2008 in a home near 108th Street and 40th Avenue. Circumstances surrounding the discovery were not first released but it was later reported the woman was found by her husband.
Homicide detectives assisted in the investigation as the death was sudden and without explanation. Police initially labelled the matter as "suspicious" but later classed the death as non-criminal » full details »
Troy Ryan Poulin
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's fourth homicide of 2008 – that of 20-year-old Troy Ryan Poulin.
Poulin was found lying in the middle of 63rd Avenue near 106th Street just before 7:00 a.m. February 2nd, 2008. Homicide Det. Robert Mills told media investigators believed the crime was gang related and police were also investigating possible drug ties.
On February 6th police released pictures of two clues » full details »
Edmonton had recorded four homicides at this time last year. In 2007, the city recorded a total of 33 murders. There were 36 in 2006 and 39 in 2005 – the year Edmonton set its record.
Guns And Gangs Grip Mid-winter Edmonton
At a time when most Edmontonians were dealing with one of the coldest winters in a decade, Edmonton police were dealing with one of the most violent spells in recent memory.
January 2008 found authorities investigating numerous drive-by shootings and incidents of gang-related violence – while at the same time facing a wall of silence from possible witnesses and the public at large.
The matter came to a head when the Metro Edmonton Gang Unit called a press conference to calm citizen fears – and express the frustration of police efforts to quell a growing wave of gang-related violence » full details »
February 2008 Crime Report
Alberta policing services launch missing persons website | police probe suspicious death | police deal with mystery woman | guns and gangs grip mid-winter Edmonton | full details and more on the February 2008 Crime Report page.
January 2008
Missing: Cory David Bannerman
Edmonton police asked for the public's help in locating a 37-year-old who suffers from mental illness.
Cory David Bannerman was last seen November 26th, 2007 at his home near 17th Avenue and 53rd Street. While Bannerman has a history of disappearing, he usually returns within a few weeks. But given the length of time Bannerman has been without medication, the Missing Persons Unit decided to make public their appeal » full details »
Stephane Landry
His was Edmonton's third murder of 2007. And despite a year that saw charges laid in only 12 of the city's 33 homicides, the unsolved case of Stephane Landry stood out.
On the first anniversary of the New Brunswick man's death, the Edmonton Journal and Det. Dennis Storey retraced the steps of an investigation into a case that was about to go cold » full details »
The Shooting of Omar Househ
Homicide detectives and the gang unit were busy working what might have become Edmonton's fourth homicide of the year – the third in less than a week – while media identified the victim as a participant in a previous unsolved murder.
At about 6:00 p.m. on January 24th, 2008 emergency services were called to a home at 13564 158 Avenue after an injured man called 911 saying he had been shot answering a knock at his front door.
Media later identified the man as Omar Househ – one of two people charged in connection with the 2007 murder of Ola Moses in the Urban Stylez hip-hop clothing store. At last word, Househ remains in critical condition » full details »
Westleigh Michael LaFleur
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's third homicide of 2008 – that of 25-year-old Westleigh Michael LaFleur.
LaFleur was gunned down January 22nd, 2008 in what neighbours called a crack shack at 11205 90 Street just north of Commonwealth Stadium.
Police said LaFleur was an innocent victim in a targeted home invasion and the hunt is on for 3 or 4 masked suspects » full details »
Wanted: Michael Peter Willis
On January 21st, 2008 police issued a warrant for the arrest of a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting at the downtown Joey Tomato's restaurant on January 16th.
The next day, Michael Peter Willis, 27, turned himself in » full details »
James Mills
A man beaten January 8th, 2008 near the Greyhound bus depot downtown dies eleven days later in hospital.
James Mills, 46, of Quebec succumbed to injuries sustained in the attack becoming Edmonton's second homicide victim of the year.
On January 21st police announced that through tips received from the public and a suspect has been identified » full details »
Maurice Powder
On January 20th, 2008 police were called to the Rosslyn area in north Edmonton after the discovery of a frozen body was reported to 911. Police indicated that 43-year-old Maurice Powder was homeless and his death didn't appear to be suspicious in nature. Ironically, Powder's brother David also died on the streets.
That a homeless person died so far from the downtown core became the focus of media and those working with the city's transient population. 44 persons without permanent residence died on city streets in 2007, a number that was expected to continue to rise » full details »
Cole Lupaschuk
On April 23rd, 2005 22-year-old Cole Lupaschuk was found buckled into the seat of his blue Honda Accord and bleeding to death from 15 stab wounds.
After a week-long province-wide manhunt, Kayla Ellen Brown, 22, and Daniel Silva, 21, were charged with second-degree murder. Brown was also charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
On January 18th, 2008 the pair received their sentence » full details »
Toddler Doe
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.
On January 17th, 2008 a preliminary hearing concluded and a judge ordered the woman to stand trial » full details »
Wanted: Matthew Doonanco
Within a day of Edmonton police releasing surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection with a bank robbery, tips led detectives to identify him as 26-year-old Matthew Doonanco.
Investigators consider Doonaco to be armed and dangerous and have encouraged the man to turn himself in » full details »
Man Answers Door But Not Police Questions
At about 11:30 p.m. on January 16th, 2008 a man living in a townhouse in the 300-block of Abbotsfield Road heard a knock on his door. Within minutes he also heard the blast of a shotgun.
Police said the man was lucky – the shotgun pellets did a lot of damage – but the victim didn't take the opportunity of his second chance at life by telling investigators what happened » full details »
Bullet Served Up At Joey Tomato's
Police responded January 16th, 2008 to reports of a shot fired at a popular downtown restaurant.
At about 1:00 a.m. fifteen people in two groups were involved in a disturbance inside Joey Tomato's at 11228 Jasper Avenue. The restaurant's manager and an off-duty cook decided to step in and a hand gun went off striking one man in the leg » full details »
Vacant Suite Holds Unpleasant Surprise
Police were called to an apartment building near 118th Avenue and 105th Street around 1:22 p.m. on January 15th, 2008. Inside a vacant suite they found what they thought was a woman sleeping on the floor.
"On further investigation they discovered she was dead," a police spokeswoman said » full details »
Randy George Lintner
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's first homicide of 2008 – that of a man severely injured while trying to break up a fight in the parking lot of The Canadian Brewhouse at 12711 97 Street shortly after midnight January 13th, 2008.
An autopsy showed that Randy George Lintner, 46, died of head trauma, the direct result of a punch to the head » full details »
Sandra Nipshank
The body of 44-year-old Sandra Nipshank was found Tuesday, January 8th lightly-clothed and frozen on a townhouse walkway near 150th Avenue and 118th Street.
While the medical examiner's office ruled her death as non-criminal, Nipshank's family has questions about what led to the woman's death » full details »
Wanted: Bernard Paul Hoffman
36-year-old Bernard Paul Hoffman is wanted on 20 outstanding arrest warrants, including an Alberta-wide warrant for breaching probation. Police would like to talk to Hoffman in connection with a recent stolen property investigation » full details »
Wanted: James Aaron Peckham
Police are looking for a man who earned a statutory release to the Stan Daniels Healing Centre but failed to return after he was given a pass on December 30th, 2007. James Aaron Peckham was serving 15 years and five months for assault causing bodily harm, possession of a firearm while prohibited, possession of an unrestricted weapon, assaulting a peace officer and trafficking at the Drumheller Institution » full details »
Frozen Finds
In the week before Christmas 2007 RCMP detachments south of Edmonton found themselves dealing with a trio of hypothermia victims within a three-day span: Lorne Allan McKenzie, Shane Michael Applegarth and Matthew Goodrunning.
While Applegarth and Goodrunning were deemed to have died through mis-adventure, suspicion hung over McKenzie's death.
On January 4th, 2008 as part of an appeal to the public for information, Breton RCMP released a photograph of McKenzie along with additional details of events prior to his death » full details »
Human Remains Found At LRT Site
Construction on the southern leg of Edmonton's Light Rail Transit system came to a halt on January 4th, 2008 when human remains were discovered by workers installing a sewer line.
Excavation was taking place near 43rd Avenue and 111th Street when parts of a decayed wooden box were unearthed about five feet below the surface. Inside the box were human bones » full details »
Suspicious Death
Police investigated a suspicious death in southeast Edmonton on January 4th, 2008.
Officers responding to a call reporting a sudden death found the body of a man under suspicious circumstances. Homicide detectives were then called out to investigate » full details »
Homicide 2007: Life And Death On Edmonton's Streets
With Edmonton's 2007 homicide case clearance rate hovering at just 38% (charges laid in only 12 murders, leaving 20 cases open), the question why in most of the year's murders must still wait for the answer only arrests and trials can provide. The Last Link looks back at a year on the streets » full details »
Code of Silence and Gangster Lifestyle Headlines Story of 2007's Homicides
"When we know that they were present and they don't tell us information we get very frustrated. All that's required for evil to flourish is for one person to do nothing – for good people to do nothing.
"If you are not putting yourself into what we would call a high-risk lifestyle then your chances of being involved in a level of violence such as this is very minimal."
Those were the words of Staff Sgt. Lorne Pubantz, head of Edmonton's homicide unit, describing the common themes of 2007's murders » full details »
January 2008 Crime Report
The shooting of Omar Househ | Maurice Powder | man answers door but not police questions | bullet served up at Joey Tomato's | vacant suite holds unpleasant surprise | Sandra Nipshank | beaten man in critical condition | human remains found at LRT site | suspicious death | full details and more on the January 2008 Crime Report page.
January 2008 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: Cory David Bannerman | wanted: Matthew Doonanco | wanted: Bernard Paul Hoffman | wanted: James Aaron Peckham | full details and more on the January 2008 Crime Report page.
2007
December 2007
Shooting Outside Karaoke Bar
Officers were called to the Frat Niteclub and Grill, 10220 103 Street, at about 3:00 a.m. December 29th, 2007 after reports of gunfire came in.
Police found a 27-year-old man who had been shot four times – including once in the hip and once in the groin – in what they believe was a targeted attack. He was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in serious but stable condition » full details »
Missing: Wyona Hobart
Police alerted the public that on December 28th, 2007 a senior with a history of depression was last seen at a doctor's appointment and was considered missing.
72-year-old Wyona Hobart was last seen at the University of Alberta Hospital » full details »
Joshua Hunt
16-year-old Joshua Hunt was stabbed to death at a house party in Mill Woods on October 14th, 2006. Police charged a 17-year-old with one count of second-degree murder and two counts of assault with a weapon.
On November 16th, 2006 a judge released the 17-year-old young offender into the care of his grandfather, a retired Edmonton police officer, under strict bail conditions.
On January 27th, 2007 a private investigater hired by Gary Hunt videotaped the accused and his 67-year-old grandfather allegedly breaching conditions of the release. On February 22nd a judge clarified the bail conditions. On May 7th, 2007 Hunt's investigator captured a second instance of the teen and his grandfather breaching bail conditions.
On December 25th, 2007 the teen was observed taunting family members outside the Hunt residence » full details »
Wanted: Calvin Stanley Ballantyne
After serving two years for aggravated assault, 25-year-old Calvin Stanley Ballantyne was released and told to report to the Stan Daniels Healing Centre. On December 9th, 2007 he signed out of the facility saying he had some shopping to do at West Edmonton Mall. He instead went shopping for a new unknown address » full details »
Wanted: Verne Bruce Johnson
Verne Bruce Johnson, a 33-year-old man with at least 29 criminal convictions dating back to 1991, was placed by police on their wanted list after he failed to return to his half-way house three days since his release from Drumheller Institution » full details »
Wanted: Tristin Handley Kaiser
24-year-old Tristin Handley Kaiser signed out of the Stan Daniels Healing Center on December 17th, 2007 and has never returned. With at least 27 criminal convictions under his belt – some including violence – police are anxious to locate the man » full details »
Wanted: Kelly Wayne Lemke aka Kelly Wayne Nattress
Police announced they were looking for 27-year-old Kelly Wayne Lemke who also uses the surname Nattress. A Canada-wide warrant for Lemke has been issued for his parole violation after he fled a half-way house and never returned » full details »
Wanted: Michael Lorne Lenheiser
20-year-old Michael Lorne Lenheiser was listed as wanted by police for 12 outstanding warrants which include a charge of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking » full details »
Public Alert: Christal Lena Deines
On December 22nd, 2007 Edmonton police alerted the public of a violent offender just released from prison. Christal Lena Deines, 26, also known as Crystal, recently completed a six-year-sentence for manslaughter at the Edmonton Institution for Women » full details »
Wanted: Jaideep Singh Gill
On December 20th, 2007 police issued an appeal to locate a known gang associate they think was allegedly involved in a recent drive-by shooting and a firebombing in Mill Woods. Jaideep Singh Gill, 19, was described as a “person of interest but not necessarily a suspect” in one of two recent drive-by incidents and a firebombing in Mill Woods » full details »
Frozen Finds
In the week before Christmas 2007 RCMP detachments south of Edmonton found themselves dealing with a trio of hypothermia victims within a three-day span. Lorne Allan McKenzie, Shane Michael Applegarth and Matthew Goodrunning were discovered frozen or near death » full details »
Nawar Jawad
In a story first published by the Edmonton Sun, Nawar Jawad was named as the prime suspect in the murder of Ola Tinineh Moses.
Jawad's body was found beaten, stripped naked and burned December 2nd, 2007. Moses suffered "execution-style" multiple gunshot wounds in a downtown hip-hop clothing store May 6th » full details »
David Dotto
It started out as words yelled between cars, then it became road rage and a deliberate hit and run that turned fatal. It ended up becoming Edmonton's 18th murder of 2006.
A 15-year-old dial-a-doper in a loaned Cadillac got into a shouting match with David Dotto and his friends. The youth ran Dotto over and Dotto clung to life for six days in hospital before succumbing to his injuries.
On June 5th, 2007 the youth pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. On December 14th he received the maximum sentence allowed under provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act » full details »
Cole Lupaschuk
On April 23rd, 2005 22-year-old Cole Lupaschuk was found buckled into the seat of his blue Honda Accord and bleeding to death from 15 stab wounds.
After a week-long province-wide manhunt, Kayla Ellen Brown, 22, and Daniel Silva, 21, were charged with second-degree murder. Brown was also charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder.
On December 13th the jury in the murder trial began their deliberations. They returned a verdict within hours » full details »
Mounties Hunt Hooded Hood
The Spruce Grove/Stony Plain RCMP Detachment appealed to the public for information relating to a bank robbery that occured December 10th, 2007 at a CIBC outlet in Spruce Grove.
At 2:47 p.m. a lone male entered the bank wearing a white hoodie, with a sequined design on the front left chest and mud splattered on the back, and robbed a teller of cash at gunpoint » full details »
Wing Fung
Police have made two arrests in connection with Edmonton's 33rd homicide case of the year, a stabbing December 9th, 2007 inside the Garden Bakery and Restaurant at 10019 106 Avenue.
32-year-old Wing Fung died after a 2:45 a.m. altercation in the popular downton Chinatown eatery. Police seemed relieved to say Fung's death was not gang or drug related » full details »
Erin Anne Tilley
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 32nd homicide of 2007.
27-year-old Erin Anne Tilley was a passenger in a car travelling along 95th Avenue when it stopped at the 156th Street intersection early in the morning December 7th, 2007.
Gunshots erupted from a car to the right of them and Tilley was fatally wounded.
Tilley's driver took her to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where Tilley died. The second woman wasn't injured and she also wasn't co-operating with police » full details »
Nawar Jawad
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 31st homicide of 2007, that of 24-year-old Nawar Jawad who died of blunt force cranial trauma. His body, found December 2nd, 2007 had been stripped naked, set on fire and left in a ditch on the city's northeastern outskirts.
In statements to media, police did not confirm or rule out gang or drug involvement.
It took four days for Jawad's body to thaw, delaying autopsy results. Police now seek anyone who saw the man immediately prior to his death » full details »
Wesal Arabi
On December 1st, 2007 police responded to a call of shots fired in the Beatty Lofts at 10265 107 Street where they found the door of a suite had been blown in by shots from a high-power rifle. Inside they found the body of 35-year-old Wesal Arabi – dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Within the day police arrested two young offenders and charged them with first-degree murder in what authorities called a drug-related slaying » full details »
December 2007 Crime Report
Shooting outside karaoke bar | frozen finds | full details and more on the December 2007 Crime Report page.
December 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: Wyona Hobart | wanted: Calvin Stanley Ballantyne | wanted: Verne Bruce Johnson | wanted: Tristin Handley Kaiser | wanted: Kelly Wayne Lemke aka Kelly Wayne Nattress | wanted: Michael Lorne Lenheiser | public alert: Christal Lena Deines | wanted: Jaideep Singh Gill | Mounties hunt hooded hood | full details and more on the December 2007 Crime Report page.
November 2007
Brandon Joseph Klein
Brandon Joseph Klein, 20, was beaten to death February 19th, 2005. Shane Thomas Anderson, 22, was convicted of manslaughter and received a sentence of 45 months, less 19 months credit for time served in pre-trial custody.
On October 26th, 2007, after completing two-thirds of his 26-month sentence, Shane Anderson was released to a halfway house to serve the remainder of his term. A month later he fled the facility » full details »
Martin William Kent
Martin William Kent, 27, was beaten and run over by a car on May 8th, 2007. He died May 22nd as a result of injuries sustained in the incident.
On November 29th, 2007 Edmonton police announced they were now investigating Kent's death as a homicide, the 29th of the year » full details »
Man Dies In Alley
Police were called in to investigate the discovery of a body found just north of the downtown area.
The body had been found face down by a woman driving to work at about 7:30 a.m. November 28th, 2007. After checking for a pulse, the woman called police » full details »
Calgary Is Starting To Catch The Edmonton Bug
Likening the assessment to a viral outbreak, the Edmonton Sun and a leading expert examined Alberta's murder rates as the end of 2007 approached.
"Organised crime is attracted to this economy like bees to honey," said criminologist Bill Pitt. "This is the calm before the storm" » full details »
William James Kapach
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 28th homicide of 2007.
At about 5:15 a.m. November 17th, 2007 paramedics received a report of an injured man lying near 96th Street and 102A Avenue. A passing motorist noticed the man and police were called in because the victim's injuries were consistent with that of a beating.
The man remained in hospital in a coma with serious head injuries until Wednesday, November 21st when life support systems were withdrawn. He died the next morning.
Police identified the man as 65-year-old William James Kapach, a mentally disabled person » full details »
Charred Body Found In Dumpster
Fire crews were called to the south end of the Greyhound Bus station building at 103rd Street and 102A Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. November 22nd, 2007 to attend to garbage bin engulfed in flames.
Once personnel attacked the blaze they discovered the body of a dead person inside the container and called police » full details »
Toddler Doe
On January 26th, 2007 Emergency Medical Services were called to a west end home after a call came in reporting a small child was suffering respiratory distress. A three-year-old boy showed obvious signs of severe head trauma and was rushed to the Stollery Children's Hospital.
Police took a 32-year-old woman into custody at the scene, charging her with counts of aggravated assault, duty of persons to provide necessaries [failure to provide the necessities of life] and child abandonment.
The boy was taken off life-support and he succumbed to his injuries. Police charged the woman taken into custody with second-degree murder and assault causing bodily harm.
On November 19th, 2007 a preliminary hearing began for the 32-year-old woman » full details »
Sherry Lavery
On September 26th, 2006 police received a 911 call from Noel Lavery. He told them his wife Sherry was dead.
After a brief investigation, Noel Lavery was taken into custody. By noon the next day, he was charged with first-degree murder. An autopsy conducted on Sherry Lavery revealed that cause of death was “consistent with death by smothering.”
On November 14th, 2007 Noel Lavery appeared in court for what was scheduled to be a preliminary hearing. However, Lavery's defence lawyer waived the hearing and asked the Crown if the case could proceed directly to trial on a reduced charge of second-degree murder » full details »
Thanh Van Phan
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 27th homicide of 2007.
At about 3:45 a.m. November 11th, 2007 officers were called to the Twilight After Hours Club at 10018 105 Street to respond to reports of a disturbance. Moments later news of a dead man being dropped at a hospital emergency entrance came in.
"There were pools of blood, some blood evidence, on the street and on the sidewalk, and a few minutes later we got a call from the University hospital that someone had dropped off a male who was deceased," said Insp. Terry Rocchio.
The victim was identified as 19-year-old Thanh Van Phan. The man was stabbed to death on a crowded sidewalk ... and witnesses weren't co-operating » full details »
Bad Times Headed For Boomtown
News of high school-aged dial-a-dopers, human trafficking and a looming gang turf war highlighted a presentation made to media by the head of the Edmonton Police Service's Co-ordinated Crime Unit.
About 30 news personnel were given an inside look at police efforts to combat organised crime in the capital region during a sometimes graphic image-filled presentation made by EPS Staff Sgt. Kevin Galvin, a 21-year veteran of the force.
Galvin stated the province was the home of two dozen organised crime groups who have found enough room in an illicit economy to co-exist and co-operate peacefully » full details »
Human Remains Found Near Vegreville
On November 3rd, 2007 Vegreville RCMP responded to a complaint of partial skeletal remains discovered in a wooded area approximately 25 kilometers west of Vegreville. Investigators are revealing little about the manner and cause of death of the person.
On November 14th RCMP released several photographs of articles of clothing found near the body which may or may not be directly related to the discovery » full details »
Robert Michael Brodyk
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 26th homicide of 2007.
Family looking in on a man led to homicide detectives being called out to check on a suspicious death in a home at 14408 65 Street.
Robert Michael Brodyk, 56, was found dead from blunt force trauma, lying in a pool of blood inside his front door, at about 6:30 p.m. November 1st, 2007.
Homicide detectives located a truck missing from Brodyk's residence and released details of a baseball bat that may have been used in the assult » full details »
November 2007 Crime Report
Man dies in alley | charred body found in dumpster | human remains found near Vegreville | full details and more on the November 2007 Crime Report page.
October 2007
Kwandell Allan Ferguson
At about 11:30 a.m. on October 30th, 2007 police were called out to a scrap yard near 17th Street south of 153rd Avenue NE where they found the body of a dead male.
A second male was found at the scene suffering non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
On October 31st, 2007 police charged Daniel Glenn King, 44, with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon. King had originally told witnesses a friend of his was beaten up by a third man.
The victim was identified as 16-year-old Kwandell Allan Ferguson. His cause of death was blunt cranial trauma and police believe he had been in the scrap yard for up to three days before being found » full details »
Missing: Jason Freedom Adam
Edmonton police have asked for the public's assistance in locating a 29-year-old man missing since October 21st, 2007. The man lived in Lac La Biche but was visiting Edmonton at the time of his disappearance.
Jason Freedom Adam's disappearance was considered to be unusual, and his family and police were concerned for his well being. He was last seen outside the Shaw Conference Centre downtown » full details »
October 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: Jason Freedom Adam | full details and more on the October 2007 Crime Report page.
September 2007
Burning Man Found
Police were summoned to investigate the unusual case of a man's burning body found near the riverbank south of the downtown Oliver neighbourhood on September 26th, 2007.
"It's odd because people don't usually start on fire so we're looking into what it is. We've got the fire investigators, we've got arson coming – that's all we've got at this time," reported Insp. Teri Uhryn as she briefed media at the scene » full details »
Teen Stabbed In Mill Woods Park
Just after 10:00 p.m. on September 21st, 2007 a 911 call reporting a man spotted bleeding brought police to Mill Woods Park northwest of 66th Street and 23rd Avenue.
Emergency service personnel tended to a 17-year-old man severely bleeding from the chest. The youth was taken to the nearby Grey Nuns Hospital » full details »
Downtown Shooting Possible Payback?
At about 2:30 a.m. on September 16th, 2007 police were called out to the Element Lounge at 108076 106 Avenue after reports came in of shots fired from a drive-by shooting.
A male youth and an adult male were hit by shotgun fire with one of them being hit in the hand. They were reported as having serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The Edmonton Sun reported police were investigating whether the shooting was linked to the deaths of Farhan Hassan and Kasim Mohamed following a party at the Fulton Place community hall on September 2nd, 2007 » full details »
Judy Lynn Jones
Police are investigating Edmonton's 24th homicide of 2007.
Paramedics got a call about a woman who had suffered cardiac arrest in a duplex at 1927 104 Street late Wednesday afternoon, September 12th. When ambulance staff arrived they became suspicious of circumstances surrounding the death and called police.
A man from the home was taken into custody for questioning and later released.
On September 17th, 2007 police announced that 45-year-old Judy Lynn Jones was the victim of homicide » full details »
Hamburger Thieves Run Into Hot Dog
It was about 3:00 a.m. on September 8th, 2007 when three young males sought to satisfy their hunger pangs at a fast food restaurant on 81st Street and Argyll Road.
Trouble was – while they brought their appetite – they didn't bring any dough » full details »
James Douglas Foley
Police are continuing to investigate Edmonton's 23rd homicide of 2007 – the third murder in three days.
Just after noon on September 4th, 2007 a paramedic was in his Paramedic Response Unit in a parking lot across Stadium Road from Clarke Park waiting between calls when he heard loud noises.
As the paramedic drove up to an older Plymouth Horizon in the Clarke Park parking lot he found a man sitting behind the wheel bleeding to death.
On September 6th police released details of an autopsy that revealed that 42-year-old James Douglas Foley, a British Columbia resident, died as a result of blood loss due to multiple stab wounds » full details »
The Fulton Place Double Murder: Farhan Hassan & Kasim Mohamed
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 21st and 22nd homicides of 2007.
At about 5:15 a.m. September 2nd, 2007 police and emergency medical services were called to a report of shots fired at the Fulton Place Community League Hall, 6115 Fulton Road.
Two men were found suffering gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene while the other died on the way to the University of Alberta Hospital.
On September 5th, 2007 police released details of an autopsy report: 28-year-old Kasim Mohamed of Edmonton and 27-year-old Farhan Hassan of Calgary both died of gunshot wounds. The next day both men were buried » full details »
September 2007 Crime Report
Burning man found | teen stabbed in Mill Woods Park | downtown shooting possible payback? | hamburger thieves run into hot dog | full details and more on the September 2007 Crime Report page.
August 2007
Booklover Found Dead Again?
Readers of the Edmonton Sun's August 31st, 2007 online edition were startled when a story appeared that seemed to indicate a man had died a second time at the same house.
The Sun did not re-print the story online on September 1st, nor did it appear in their home delivery edition of the same day. The story was also not reported by other media outlets.
The Last Link is still awaiting email response from the Sun to clarify the story that eerily echoed another suspicious death in the same house six months before » full details »
Wanted: Willie Gilbert Badger
Willie Gilbert Badger was serving a two-year sentence for break and enter and earned his statutory release on August 16th, 2007. He was to reside at the Stan Daniels Healing Centre and abstain from the use of drugs and alcohol.
Twelve days later Badger breached conditions of his release and a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for his arrest on August 28th » full details »
Dramatic Fall Spawns Dramatic Escort
A 9 metre fall off a community league building sent a seven-year-old boy to hospital. But what seemed to make the news was a dramatic high-speed police ambulance escort.
Global Edmonton repeatedly aired footage of a not uncommon but rarely caught on camera sight: six police cars and a patrol officer clearing the way for the ambulance en route to hospital.
Global made the most of their video, even later interviewing an Edmonton police spokesman to justify additional airings of the footage » full details »
Man Nearly Beaten To Death
Police continue to investigate what might have become Edmonton's 21st homicide of 2007.
A 44-year-old man ended up in critical but stable condition at the University of Alberta Hospital after being beaten while coming to the aid of a friend in a fight.
The friend was knocked to the ground with a punch, and when the man came in to break up the fight he was attacked and beaten unconscious. The 44-year-old man suffered severe head trauma after he was kicked in the head » full details »
Robin Timothy Gillman
Police have closed their investigation of Edmonton's 20th homicide of 2007.
A late-night wrestling match between four homeless brothers resulted in a man being found dead the next morning of a broken neck.
Although classed as a homicide, police decided not to lay charges in the death of 29-year-old Robin Timothy Gillman » full details »
Missing: Jessy Alain Lessard
The Edmonton Police Service issued a public appeal for help to locate a 29-year-old man who is well known in sports circles.
Jessy Alain Lessard went missing June 13th, 2007 from the area of 137th Avenue and 127th Street. Since that time Lessard has not contacted friends or relatives who said it was very unusual for him to be gone for this length of time without anyone knowing.
While at first police did not consider Lessard's disappearance to be suspicious, all that changed on August 25th, 2007 when the Edmonton Sun reported the martial arts athlete had been placed on a Project KARE bulletin » full details »
August 2007 Crime Report
Booklover found dead again? | dramatic fall spawns dramatic escort | man nearly beaten to death | full details and more on the August 2007 Crime Report page.
August 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report
Wanted: Willie Gilbert Badger | missing: Jessy Alain Lessard | full details and more on the August 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report page.
July 2007
Edward Bone
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's 19th homicide of 2007.
Emergency services arrived in front of the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel on 105th Street north of Jasper Avenue on the morning of July 31st and found a man unconscious on the sidewalk. He was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital but medical efforts were not enough to save his life and he died taking the identity of his assailant with him.
Results of an autopsy determined that Edward Bone, 20, died of a stab wound to the chest.
Police later released an image of an individual they termed "a person of interest" » full details »
Dwayne Roger Roy
Emergency operators working the 911 dispatch centre got an unusual call just before 4:00 a.m. on July 30th, 2007 reporting that a man was found near death in a hospital and it wasn't because he had a terminal medical condition.
Homicide detectives secured the normally controlled environment of the Royal Alexandra Hospital's sixth floor psychiatric ward after an altercation took place between two persons sharing a room. The dispute resulted in the death of 57-year-old Dwayne Roger Roy and early reports suggested he may have been stabbed.
A 34-year-old man was taken into custody and later charged with second-degree murder » full details »
Colin Thatcher
The life, times and 1984 first-degree murder trial of Colin Thatcher became the subject of a TV-movie and three bestselling books. Now Thatcher is adding another chapter to his story – by asking Regina City Police and the Saskatchewan Minister of Justice for evidence he feels was withheld from his lawyer and the courts.
In his first post-prison interview, conducted with 630 CHED's Byron Christopher, Thatcher detailed his battle over documents and information he feels would have led to his acquittal.
The Last Link on the Left has copies of the letters Thatcher wrote and the responses he got » full details »
Brandon Sean Dierich
A report of shots ringing out in the Mill Creek Ravine area on July 24th, 2007 brought police to a grisly scene: the body of Brandon Dierich slumped over in the driver's seat of his still-running black Chrysler 300.
Witnesses reported that it was a gas price-conscious cyclist who pulled the trigger before fleeing into the nearby ravine, part of Edmonton's extensive Capital City Recreation Park river trail system.
Less than 48 hours after the murder, police arrested and charged a seventeen-year-old male with first-degree murder » full details »
Stabbing At The Ranch
One man ended up in critical condition after being stabbed in front of a popular southside nightclub.
Police were called to The Ranch at 6107 104 Street at about 2:40 a.m. Sunday, July 22nd when reports of a serious parking lot scuffle came in that involved an estimated 40 people.
A 24-year-old man was slashed across the stomach after a fight broke out in front of the bar. Witnesses told police a suspect fled the scene, driving away in a Toyota bearing British Columbia license plates » full details »
Woman Shot By Police In Inglewood Neighbourhood
A woman was taken to hospital after being shot by a police officer in the Inglewood neighbourhood northwest of downtown.
When police arrived to investigate a landlord-tenant dispute at about 7:30 p.m. on July 6th, 2007 a woman came out of a top-floor suite and approached a female officer in a "threatening manner" with a knife.
A male constable then fired a single shot at the woman. Witnesses said the bullet struck her in the chest » full details »
Stephane Landry
On January 21st, 2007 the body of Stephane Landry was found in an alley near Whyte Avenue just west of the Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre. He had been stabbed to death and his murder remains unsolved.
On July 4th police released security camera photos of a man they said could provide them with information about Landry's homicide » full details »
Woman's Body Found Floating In River
At approximately 4:35 p.m. on July 1st, 2007 a group of boaters discovered the body floating in the North Saskatchewan River just north of Township Road 560, approximately 15 kilometres downstream from Fort Saskatchewan.
Police identified the victim as 44-year-old Norma Jane McNeil. When found, the woman was only wearing a t-shirt and underwear » full details »
July 2007 Crime Report
Stabbing at the Ranch | man stabbed in Inglewood | woman shot by police in Inglewood neighbourhood | woman's body found floating in river | full details and more on the July 2007 Crime Report page.
June 2007
Naked Man Dies In Police Custody
Police have released few details about the cause of death of a 39-year-old man who died while in their custody.
The incident began when officers responded to a report of a fight between a man and a woman. When police arrived, the man involved in the altercation was found naked on his neighbour's roof. He then tried to jump from one house to another ... but missed and fell about 20 feet to the ground » full details »
Guns For Freedom
The manslaughter sentencing hearing for William Edward Wharry Jr. opened with an Agreed Statement of Facts being entered into the record.
Wharry was convicted of shooting Sara Easton in the face in October 2005.
The statement spoke as much to Wharry's past as it did to a previously unknown practice of the Edmonton Police Service: trading guns for freedom » full details »
Violence Mars Sudanese Cultural Gathering
At about 3:00 a.m. on June 24th, 2007 police were called to the Alberta Avenue Community League Hall at 9210 118 Avenue after reports came in that a man had been shot.
Police reported a 25-year-old Toronto man was shot twice at a gathering of the Sudanese community. The man was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital by a friend. At last word he remained there in stable condition with non life threatening injuries » full details »
Stephanie Rae Butler
A man initially charged with aggravated assault in connection with the April 6th beating of a cab driver later faced second-degree murder charges relating to the death of his sister-in-law Stephanie Rae Butler.
On June 22nd Kenneth Butler appeared in court. After hearing conflicting reports on the man's mental fitness, a judge sent Butler back for more assessment at Alberta Hospital » full details »
The cab driver, 61-year-old Pavan Chohan, continues to undergo intensive rehabilition at the Glenrose Hospital.
Missing: Lese Mollel
Edmonton police have requested the public's assistance in locating 26-year-old Lese Mollel, last seen June 22nd, 2007 at the Hys Centre (111th Ave and 101st Street) » full details »
Leanne Lori Benwell
At about 2:00 p.m. June 21st, 2007 the driver of a quad all-terrain vehicle was travelling down a cut line beside a row of power transmission poles in central Alberta. He was in the area fixing a fence. His eyes soon fixed on a set of human remains.
On July 11th RCMP identified the body as 27-year-old missing Edmonton-area sex-trade worker Leanne Lori Benwell, a victim of homicide.
On July 19th RCMP added a tiny piece to the puzzle of where Leanne Benwell spent her last days » full details »
Richard Alexander Harris
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2007.
Officers were called out to a church parking lot at 144th Avenue and 94th Street to check on a suspicious vehicle on June 12th, 2007.
There they found a 2007 silver Hyundai Elantra with external signs of foul play, specifically blood stains on the rear bumper. The trunk was opened and the body of a young white male was found inside. Homicide detectives were then called in to take over the case.
Police identified the victim as 22-year-old Richard Alexander Harris » full details »
Wild Time In Westwood
Just before 5:30 p.m. on June 5th, 2007 police received several calls reporting gunfire ... and two cars smashing into each other.
The automotive roller derby seemed to have begun after an argument near the intersection of 105th Street and 119th Avenue in the Westwood neighbourhood » full details »
June 2007 Crime Report
Naked man dies in police custody | violence mars Sudanese cultural gathering | wild time in Westwood | full details and more on the June 2007 Crime Report page.
June 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report
Missing: Lese Mollel | full details and more on the June 2007 Be On The Lookout For Report page.
May 2007
Eric Olsen
Early May 27th, 2007 RCMP were called out to a weekend-long house party northwest of Stony Plain. When officers arrived they found an unconscious male at the scene suffering massive head injuries. Four days later the man's family made the decision to withdraw life support.
20-year-old Eric Olsen died of his injuries. Six men were charged with second-degree murder in connection with Olsen's death. Two others were charged with assault » full details »
Martin William Kent
Police continue to investigate what may ultimately become Edmonton's sixteenth homicide of 2007.
North Division officers responded to a strip mall parking lot on 144th Avenue and 76th Street at 5:40 a.m. on May 8th, 2007. Reports had come in that several males were involved in an assault. A Honda CRX had run over an injured male who was lying on the ground.
The injured male was taken to hospital where he remained with serious and life threatening injuries. On May 22nd, 2007 the man died. The medical examiner determined that 27-year-old Martin William Kent succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.
Police are looking for several suspects in relation to this case and images collected from surveillance footage were released » full details »
Leonard Fred Halkett
At about 10:00 p.m. on May 24th, 2007 a passerby found a 21-year-old man lying beside a car on a surface parking lot at 96th Street and 102nd Avenue. The man was suffering multiple stab wounds and was quickly transported by paramedics. He died shortly afterwards on an operating table undergoing emergency surgery at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
An autopsy confirmed that 21-year-old Leonard Fred Halkett of Saskatchewan died from multiple stab wounds. He was Edmonton's fifteenth homicide of 2007.
Homicide detectives later reported they were looking for five persons of interest » full details »
Mahamud Yassin Yusuf
Standing 6-feet 7-inches and sporting wild wavy hair, Mahamud Yassin Yusuf would have been hard to miss. The former Ottawa resident had recently moved to Edmonton where he was known on the street by various names.
The next thing anyone knew of the man was that he was found lying dead off an access road in a rural subdivision near Stony Plain west of Edmonton on May 20th, 2007.
The cause of Yusuf's death was not released and police still weren't sure how long he may have been lying in the ditch » full details »
The Delwood Double Murder
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's thirteenth and fourteenth homicides of the year.
On May 15th, 2007 Deng Atem Bulgak, 22, and Juk (Jock) Deng Ring, 24, were shot to death behind a home in the Delwood neighbourhood.
Police later indicated the double murder may have been gang-related » full details »
Michael Dar
A couple of drinking buddies left a house party near 94th Street and 179th Avenue shortly after midnight on May 12th, 2007 to go look for a friend who had gone in-line skating.
One man got behind the wheel of a Ford Ranger pickup truck while the other probably thought he could better search from the vantage point afforded by sitting on the truck's box cover. The man was launched from the back of the truck after it negotiated a slight bend in the road » full details »
Gunplay At Fever Nightclub
An incident earlier in the evening likely led to shots being fired at a bouncer at closing time outside the Fever nightclub at West Edmonton Mall.
At about 3:30 a.m. on May 12th, 2007 several club employees were leaving and walking to their cars when a man in a dark SUV pulled up, got out and confronted them in the parking lot. Words were exchanged and a semi-automatic handgun was produced by someone in the SUV.
Up to seven shots were fired, with two of them striking a 27-year-old doorman – one in the left hip and one in the right elbow. The gunman then got back into the SUV and fled » full details »
Missing: Gordon John Barker
RCMP have asked for the public's help in locating a man missing from Spruce Grove. 44-year-old Gordon John Barker was last seen by his family on May 8th, 2007.
Police believe Barker may be driving a red 4-door 2004 Pontiac Grand Am with the Alberta license plate number EHB 696.
Barker was described as 6-feet 1-inches, 200 lbs with sandy brown hair, blue eyes, and a moustache. He also has a Tasmanian devil tattoo on his upper right arm » full details »
Ola Tinineh Moses
Police continue to investigate Edmonton's twelfth homicide of 2007.
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