Roving traffic unit makes pot busts
A roving traffic unit made up of officers from around Alberta descended on the QEII near Innisfail last week.
On Aug. 22, the unit was patrolling at about 5 p.m. and one officer stopped a vehicle with an expired licence plate. The smell of fresh marijuana was coming from the vehicle and police ended up seizing over 100 grams of pot, Cpl. A.J. Mand said.
The driver was a male in his 40s from Calgary, said Mand. He was charged with possession.
The roving traffic unit made three stops where they found smaller amounts of marijuana over three days, Aug. 21-23. In those cases warnings were issued and all drug paraphernalia was seized and destroyed, Mand said.
The unit was called into an incident on Aug. 20 after a sheriff stopped a rental vehicle that was travelling at a rate of 152 km/h on QEII at night. The smell of fresh marijuana was present and the roving traffic unit found half a pound of the drug in the vehicle. A male from Airdrie was charged with trafficking, the corporal said.
Break-in
A cabin in Kevisville on Highway 766 was broken into between July 19 and Aug. 19.
The break-in was reported to Innisfail RCMP on Aug. 19, Mand said. Nothing was stolen but the cabin was spray-painted and books were burned.
Police said there are no suspects.
Penhold break-and-enters
Two homes in Penhold were the victims of break-and-enters on Aug. 23.
A residence on Aspen Street was broken into between 5:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., police said. Jewelry and a laptop were taken from that home, they said.
A home on Dundee Close was broken into the same day, between 10 a.m. and about noon. Police said access was gained through the garage door, and reminded the public to lock their doors.
RCMP said both personal jewelry and jewelry that was to be sold was taken. The personal jewelry was of various kinds and was worth between $3,000 and $5,000. The business stock could have been sold for about $4,500, police said. The business jewelry was all rings, and it all comes in a box branded Morellato and each piece has a serial number and a certificate of authenticity. About 20-30 boxes of different sizes were taken.
Bikes taken
A green BMX bike was taken from a locked garage in Penhold overnight between Aug. 21-22. The bike is worth about $600.
On Aug. 20, a blue and white Norco bike worth about $1,400 was reported stolen from an Innisfail garage.
Truck damaged
A two-ton Dodge truck had its steering column damaged after someone tried to steal it in Penhold.
The damage was reported to police on Aug. 22, police said, and the vehicle was locked. It is unknown how the would-be thief gained entry.
Window mischief
A shot window was reported to the Innisfail RCMP on Aug. 23.
The incident had happened overnight in Innisfail on 57 Street. Someone had shot a living room window with a BB gun, police said.
There are no suspects.
Purses taken
On Aug. 22, RCMP heard a purse was taken from a vehicle that had been left overnight near Rge. Rd. 284A.
Also on Aug. 22, a purse was stolen from the front desk of an antique store in Innisfail.
