Police have charged five people with a variety of offences after a man was viciously beaten and robbed at a N.E. hotel on Aug. 19.  Police are seeking the public’s help locating another man they believe was involved in the assault. Continue Reading

The City of Calgary is adjusting its hours of operation for services and facilities on Labour Day, Monday, September 6, 2010. Continue Reading

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A woman was struck by a vehicle and killed just before 11 p.m. Tuesday night, according to the Calgary Police Service.   The collision occured at the intersection of 17 Ave and 44 Street S.E. Continue Reading

On August 24 Calgary police officers stopped a vehicle and found 2.6 kilograms of marijuana, valued at $26,680, as well as $3,800 in cash.  As a result of the traffic stop and subsequent investigation, two men have been charged with dug offences. Continue Reading

An arrest in Airdrie last week led to a raid on a deep southeast Calgary home that netted a marijuana grow operation and a number of prescription pills.  A subsequent search warrant back in Airdrie turned up even more prescription narcotics.  As a result of the busts, three men have been charged with a variety of drug-related offences. Continue Reading

The Calgary Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating a man wanted on outstanding warrants.  Curt Douglas Smith, 48, of Calgary, is wanted for possession of marijuana and two counts of break and enter. Continue Reading

Lyle and Marie McCann 
By Beacon Staff 

The RCMP have a suspect in the mysterious disappearance of Marie and Lyle McCann, the elderly St. Albert couple whose motorhome was discovered fully engulfed in flames at a campground near Edson, AB on July 5.  The story of the McCanns, who are in their late 70s and described by their family as a quiet couple, has gripped Albertans as police have searched frantically for clues to their whereabouts.

Police have confirmed that Travis Edward Vader, 38, previously a person of interest in the case, is now considered a suspect and investigators believe the McCanns have met with foul play.  An person of interest is anyone police feel may have information regarding an investigation, while a suspect is defined as a known person suspected of committing a crime, according to police.

Travis Edward Vader. Photo: Courtesy of RCMP

Vader was arrested on July 19 on outstanding warrants unrelated to the McCanns’ disappearance.  Police said at the time they planned to question Vader about the McCanns. 

The RCMP says their investigation is considered a “suspicious missing person case” in which police believe that the disappearance of the McCann’s was a result of foul play.  Police say they are not are not disclosing the details of the suspected foul play in order to “protect the integrity of the case.”

Because of the high profile the McCanns’ story has had in the provincial and national media, the RCMP went out of its way to assure the public it is doing everything it can to locate the missing couple.

Investigators continue to ask for the public’s support.  Anyone with information with respect to this investigation is asked to contact the Edson Detachment at 780-723-8800, St. Albert Detachment at 780-458-4300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

A northeast family narrowly escaped serious injury when their home went up in flames early Tuesday morning.  The two-alarm fire completely destroyed the  house, according to the Calgary Fire Department. Continue Reading

Two men are injured and a Calgary police officer suffered smoke inhalation after an explosion and fire Monday evening in the deep southeast community of McKenzie that investigators believe is arson.  Continue Reading

Jin Ung Yu, 20, is wanted by police on a variety of warrants 

Police have arrested three men and are looking for a fourth after a drug bust in S.W. Calgary last week.  The Calgary Police Service laid 29 charges after completing a week-long investigation into drug production and distribution. Continue Reading