Tofield RCMP help St. Albert Drug Section to nab couple in Beaver County

This past week Tofield RCMP responded to 31 calls for service, eight of which were traffic related, including collisions.

On Oct. 15, Tofield RCMP received a report of an abandoned yellow box truck on a rural property. Upon further investigation, the vehicle had been stolen out of Edmonton two days earlier.

Sometime during the night of Oct. 15, an air compressor was stolen out of the back of a pickup truck located on 45 Street and 55 Avenue. Neighbourhood enquiries were negative at this time.

On Oct. 17, a member was dispatched to cattle on the road on Hwy. 833. The cattle were herded back into their respective pasture with neighbour assistance. No accidents occurred or were reported. The Tofield RCMP were dispatched along with Tofield Fire Department to a vehicle fire across from the UFA in town. A semi tractor and trailer were both damaged in the fire, no one was injured in this incident. The investigation is ongoing at this time.

On Oct. 18, a member was dispatched to the Tofield Hospital to assist with a patient that had been dropped off and now was refusing to leave. The female was trying to get to the shelter in Edmonton and had no way to get there. Local resources were used to assist the female in getting to Edmonton. . . . contd.

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