Drug houses can set up anywhere in any city, including the quietest residential neighbourhoods, bringing with them other problems for the community.

The subsequent increase in vehicle and foot traffic by drug dealers and their customers can cause alarm and distress in many Edmonton communities. The Edmonton Report a Drug House (RADH) program enables residents to report suspected drug houses and work with police to eliminate threats to community safety and peace of…

The Edmonton Police Service conducted increased traffic enforcement to target high-risk driver behaviours over the Thanksgiving weekend, which resulted in a total of 5,888 charges.

“The enforcement was very effective and successful, as was our efforts to educate the public,” said Acting Staff Sergeant Barry Maron, EPS Traffic Section. “Still, police issued over 5,000 speeding summonses over four days. Slowing down only adds a couple of minutes to your drive, but can save…

As part of the RCMP’s Marihuana Grow Initiative (MGI), a centralized database listing residences where a MGO or clandestine lab was dismantled by the RCMP under the authority of a search warrant is now available online at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca. The database listings are by province.

CREA is an official community partner of the MGI, responsible for raising awareness of the…

A computer virus scam has been circulating in Edmonton for the last few weeks and the EPS is warning the public to not fall prey.

 “We want the public to be aware of this scam so they don’t become victims of it,” says Staff Sgt. Dan Service, of Economic…

Checkstop and Curb the Danger are both Edmonton Police Service impaired driving enforcement efforts aimed at detecting drunk drivers and removing them from the road.

Calling 911 in an emergency, or to report an impaired driver, is permitted while driving under the new distracted driving law. Public reporting is key to the success of the Curb the Danger program.

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Police are asking the public to take extra care when leaving their vehicles unattended. This follows three theft from vehicle incidents in the cities west end, all of them occurring outside fitness centres.

The incidents occurred between Sunday, October 2, 2011 and Monday,…

• There is safety in numbers.

• Have a ‘worst-case scenario’ plan. The best defense against an attack is awareness and action. If you are faced with an uncomfortable or dangerous situation and you can escape, do so immediately.…

A series of meetings and an online survey will ask Edmontonians their priorities for our city and what they think is a fair cost for public services.

The results of the public consultation from the meetings and…