New team of Alberta Sheriffs stationed in Red Deer [Video]

Alberta has a new team of sheriffs the province says will help address rural crime.

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The province announced the new team of four investigators on Friday, as part of the Alberta Sheriffs’ Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit.

The new sheriffs will be stationed in Red Deer and will assist local law enforcement in central Alberta between Ponoka and Olds.

The province said the team, like other SCAN units in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge, has expertise in investigating and shutting down problem properties using legal sanctions and court orders .

“In some cases, simply knowing that the offenders are under the microscope has been enough to persuade some of these problematic property owners to put a swift halt to their illegal activities,” said Mike Ellis, minister of public safety and emergency services.

Since May, the …