Alberta plans to create two new plainclothes teams to assist rural RCMP detachments in local investigations as part of an investment of $27.3 million in new funding to hire more sheriffs across the province and provide new tools to fight rural crime.
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis made the announcement at a press conference on March 24 in the town of St. Paul, Alberta.
“I’ve heard countless stories of home invasions being committed by prolific offenders or thefts from farms. Every property owner has a right to feel safe in their home and a right not to worry about waking up to find their equipment gone, or fuel siphoned from vehicles. These are the types of cases that really keep rural Albertans up at night, and they need solving,” he said….