First degree murder charges in August 16 death
YegNews.com staff EPS have charged Lance Matthew Shane Regan, 24 with first degree murder after they found a fellow inmate dead. Police were called to the Edmonton Institution on Aug. 16 after a 21-year-old man was found dead. The victim was Mason Tex Montgrand, 21. A medical examiner determined that Montgrand had died due to [...]
Dave S. Clark YegNews Police are now investigating a Tuesday morning fire on the city’s south side that killed two people and displaced 59 others. The blaze started around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning at the Bethany Senior Citizens Home on 99 Street and 83 Avenue. Fire crews determined that the fire was deliberately set, [...]
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By Scott McKeen YegNews A north end community refuses to turn a blind eye to the crime and grime in a notorious alleyway. From this point forward, there will be eyes on the alley east of 82nd Street, between 121st and 122nd avenues. The eyes are those of watchful local citizens, whose likenesses will be [...]
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By Scott McKeen I’m not dead yet. Chances are, if you are reading this, you’re still breathing on your own, too. Our collective state of animation might surprise the rest of Canada, though, given the way our city is billed these days. Edmonton: Murder Capital of Canada. Sigh. It is human nature, I suppose, to [...]
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Hey, I’m a victim of crime
August 18, 2011 Comments OffBy Alain Saffel YegNews.com I became a victim of an unreported crime until, well, I reported it. On my way to an appointment I went to open my car’s driver door only to discover that the lock had been punched out. Nice. Since I had my camera with me I snapped some quick shots of [...]
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