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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Volume 112, Issue 10
Raring to Go
LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTO
Gordon “Pitchfork” Barnett is raring to go as he heads down the Area 53 track on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Forestburg. Barnett took the A Class win home during Monday’s racing.See photos on P2.
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Eighth-mile racing at Area 53 Raceway a blast on the weekend
Local churches and golf Fireball lights up Alberta skies over courses targets for thieves Leslie Cholowsky Editor with files from Sgt. Colin Molinski Killam RCMP Detachment
Thieves targeted two churches and two local golf courses as well as businesses in Lougheed and Forestburg during the period Aug. 16 to 28. Killam RCMP members received just under 100 calls for service during this period. Members responded to a 911 call originating from a young child playing with a telephone. RCMP advise that new guidelines mean that police must attend every 911 call, along with authorization to enter and search premises to do so. RCMP had four suspicious vehicle reports. One vehicle had been
reported stolen from Westaskiwin. One vehicle reported to be on fire near Strome is still under investigation. Police are investigating a suspicious ATV. The fourth report was cleared as non-criminal. RCMP charged one person with Assault and three counts of failing to comply with conditions. In another complaint, the complainant withdrew charges. A complaint of Assault with a weapon is presently under investigation. This complaint is historical in nature. Killam members assisted other agencies to enact warrants, and other items. Police received a call about debris on a highway, and were called a number of times to keep the peace between individuals in civil property issues.
A complaint of a person being unlawfully in a dwelling is presently under investigation by police. Members responded to three complaints of breaching the peace, in Hardisty, Killam, and, with the assistance of Flagstaff Peace Officers, in Strome. A complaint of breach of recognizance is presently being investigated. RCMP responded to five break and enters. Sedgewick and Hardisty golf courses had eight and 14 sheds broken into, respectively, with items stolen. Police are investigating. A church in Killam had its doors forced open with several items stolen, and a church in rural Flagstaff was also broken into with See RCMP P19
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The sky lit up down the centre of the province as people from north of Edmonton to central Alberta reported seeing a fireball in the sky late Saturday, Aug. 31. See full story Pg 12.
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