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Drumheller RCMP Detachment commander leaving post

 

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Drumheller RCMP Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins is stepping out of his post into a new role.

 

Drumheller RCMP Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins is leaving Drumheller.
    Hopkins has been transfered from Drumheller after seven years of service as the Drumheller Detachment Commander.
    Hopkins moves to a supervisory position over eight other RCMP units throughout Southern Alberta, and said he will also have other District duties and responsibilities along with that.
    “Presently the RCMP, along with the Town of Drumheller, are working towards the identification and relocation of my successor.  I will be assuming / transitioning into some of my new duties in the near future.”
    “For the next few months, although I will still be technically the detachment commander,  Corporal Kevin  Charles will be assuming the responsibility of the day to day operations of the detachment,” Staff Sergeant Hopkins said in a statement today..
    Hopkins noted he would like to speak with Drumheller’s Town Council and some of the rural councils before he shares any further details.


Theft at Shoppers Drug Mart

 

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Drumheller Shoppers Drug Mart surveillance photo shows the female suspected of walking out of the store with a breast pump valued at $250, on December 16, 2014.

 

 

Drumheller RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female they suspect is responsible for a theft at Drumheller’s Shoppers Drug Mart.
    Police say around 11:45 the morning of December 16, a female went to the checkout with a shopping basket containing several small items and a breast pump valued at $250.
    They report that after the sales clerk scanned the breast pump deactivating the security pump. the woman said she wished to return it but purchase the smaller items.

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Surveillance photos from Drumheller's Shoppers Drug Mart show the female suspected in merchandise theft.


    The store reports after the manager asked her for identification, the woman became belligerent, subsequently walking out of the store with the breast pump.
    RCMP describe the suspect as a Caucasian female in her early 20s, having brownish-red hair with possible blonde highlights. Video shows the suspect wearing a white ski coat and dark colored boots. Approximately 120lbs, 5’3”-5’5” in  height.
    The Drumheller RCMP  detachment asks that anyone who knows who this person to please contact them at 403)-823-7590,  or to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Weather conditions challenge drivers

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The 511alberta.ca camera on Highway 9 about 10km west of Drumheller shows winds and blowing snow Thursday morning, January 8.

 

Weather conditions are giving drivers challenging conditions on Drumheller area roads for a second day in a row.
    The Alberta Road Reports showed area highways early Thursday morning were again experiencing high winds,  blowing and drifting snow, and icy conditions.
    Winds on Highway 9 were shown as blowing at almost sixty kilometres an hour between midnight and 1:00 a.m. Conditions on Highway 9 improved by about 9:30 a.m., but Highways 10 east and 56 are still experiencing strong winds and blowing snow.
    The weather created delays for drivers on area roads Wednesday, while crews worked hard to keep up the sanding and plowing.
    A number of drivers had to pull over in Delia to wait for daylight before continuing to travel, due to the high winds  and blowing snow causing near-zero visibility on the road.
    Drivers travelling in from Red Deer had to take extra time due to poor road conditions, and those driving from Calgary to Drumheller also experienced extremely slippery roads, with a report received from one driver of a number of vehicles off the road.

Call 511 or go online to 511alberta.ca  for the province's latest road conditions.


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