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Two individuals face 198 charges after 29 firearms seized
GUN BUST - Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Ken Foster and Mayor Tara Veer looked over the 29 firearms recently seized from two search warrants. Two individuals have been charged with 198 criminal charges. Todd Colin Vaughan/Red Deer Express
BY TODD COLIN VAUGHAN todd.vaughan@reddeerexpress.com
City of Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Ken Foster is crediting good old fashioned police work for the seizure of 29 firearms and the arrest of two individuals who were charged with 198 criminal charges. On Nov. 5th, RCMP officers from the Red Deer Community Response Unit executed a search warrant at a storage locker located at 4904 79th St. Officers seized 25 rifles, three shotguns, four crossbows and two pellet guns. The officers also seized ammunition, bicycles,
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dirt bikes, chainsaws, a generator and electronics equipment. The weapons were hidden in a sleeping bag, hockey bag, a ski bag and gun cases. Eight of the weapons and both dirt bikes were reported stolen so far and Foster said the RCMP is continuing to look into the other weapons. On Nov. 22nd, officers executed a search warrant at 58th Ave. in Highland Green. The officers seized a shotgun, a magazine, a replica firearm, methamphetamine, large amounts of ammunition and numerous other previously reported stolen items including identity documents. Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer and Foster both credited Project Pinpoint for these arrests and
seizures. “Project Pinpoint is a great example of something we initiated a couple years ago which focused on prolific offenders. Now we are seeing the result of that,” Veer said. Foster added it is important for residents to report all crimes and be engaged. “That doesn’t mean we can solve your individual crime and doesn’t necessarily mean we can show up to a crime depending on the severity, but the analytics become very important,” Foster said. “When we know the places, locations and the modus operandi — it is not hard. We know who does the crime. It is just a matter of getting the
evidence to lay the charges.” Andrew Scott Charpentier, 25, faces a total of 100 charges regarding the search warrants including 29 counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, 28 counts of possession of a stolen firearm, 28 counts of careless use of firearm or ammunition, one count of unauthorized possession of a weapon, one count of possession of firearm with altered serial number, three counts illegal possession of or trafficking in government documents, two counts of failure to comply with undertaking, seven counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and one count possession of Schedule I substance (crystal meth). continued on page 2
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