The man charged in the 2011 bombing murder of Vicky Shachtay has been ordered to stand trial.
Following a three-week preliminary inquiry, Brian Malley, who is charged with the first-degree bombing murder of Shachtay on Nov. 25, 2011, will go to trial in Court of Queen's Bench, a Red Deer provincial court judge ruled last week. The court, which ordered a publication ban on all evidence at the inquiry, ruled there was enough evidence presented by the Crown to proceed to trial.
Shachtay was a 23-year-old single mother who died after opening a package delivered to her Innisfail apartment. The package was triggered to explode.
Malley, who is free on $10,000 bail while awaiting trial, will be arraigned in Court of Queen's Bench on Nov. 4.
Pizza hungry burglars sought
Innisfail RCMP is investigating a pair of rural residential break and enters from late last month, with one burglary involving the snatching of pizza.
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Sept. 29, RCMP was called to a residential burglary that occurred east of Innisfail near the intersection of Highway 805 and Twp. Rd. 352.
Innisfail RCMP Cpl. Don Morrish said culprits entered a residence and stole the keys to a 2010 Linkon MKX along with some leftover pizza. The vehicle, which contained an iPad, three pairs of shoes, wedding decorations and a variety of other items, has yet to be recovered.
The following day shortly before 5:30 p.m., Mounties were called to a rural residence west of town near the intersection of Twp. Rd. 354 and Rge. Rd. 11.
Morrish said burglars entered a residence while the owners were away on holidays. A neighbour noticed the burglary while checking the home, said Morrish.
He said RCMP discovered the cupboards had been rummaged through and the garage door was open. Morrish said a red 2013 Acura MDX that had been in the garage was missing.
Meanwhile, at 11:59 a.m. on Oct. 1 RCMP attended the scene of a residential break, enter and theft at Westwood Court in Innisfail.
Police learned the home's resident had been out of the house for about an hour and when returning he discovered the front door had been pried open and his gun safe damaged. However, the culprit was not able to get inside, said Morrish, adding a quantity of prescription pills were stolen from the residence.
If any citizen has information about any of these burglaries he or she is asked to contact Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Innisfail Cemetery vandalized
RCMP is probing the vandalizing of veterans' gravesites at the Innisfail Cemetery.
Police said the crime was noticed on Sept. 29 by a local citizen who found
flowers near the veterans' plots had been thrown around, leaving the surrounding area a mess.
The damage to the cemetery was reported to the Town of Innisfail. Officials with the town then arranged to have the damage repaired, said Innisfail RCMP Cpl. Don Morrish.
If any citizen has information about this incident he or she is asked to contact Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Paving scam warning issued
Innisfail RCMP is warning the public about the return of the “classic” paving scam in the area.
Cpl. Jeff Hildebrandt of the Innisfail RCMP said the detachment received a complaint in the early afternoon of Sept. 24 from north of town in Red Deer County that unknown people approached a grandmother living alone about a paving opportunity.
Hildebrandt said the woman was told by the people there was extra materials left over from a prior job and that she could benefit with a paving job at a discounted price.
He said the woman issued the people a deposit on a promise they would return in an hour. The culprits never returned, said Hildebrandt.
“This is a scam seen in several provinces in Western Canada. It is a classic scam,” said Hildebrandt. “It is one associated with travelling scam artists. Similar reports have been identified in Saskatchewan as well as in Alberta.”
If any citizen is approached by people offering a paving job at a discounted price he or she is asked to contact Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
