A new team of Alberta Sheriffs will soon work alongside police to target problem properties around the Red Deer region.
The team of investigators will expand what’s known as Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) units, and is supported by the RCMP.
There are already SCAN teams in Calgary, Edmonton and Lethbridge. The Red Deer unit will be comprised of four investigators.
“Alberta’s government will always maintain a zero-tolerance stance toward crime of any kind, and the expansion of the Alberta Sheriffs’ SCAN unit reflects that. With the creation of a new SCAN team in Red Deer, we’re expanding the unit’s coverage even further and putting more boots on the ground where they’re needed,” said Alberta’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis. “Let this be a message to all criminals, you are not welcome here. Communities in the Red Deer area have a right not to be plagued by drug and other criminal activity that create dangerous environments, and Alberta’s government will do whatever it takes which Alberta’s government won’t tolerate.
The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act holds property owners accountable for activities on their property that threaten public safety.
According to the ministry, SCAN units have closed problem properties in Lethbridge, Calgary, Spruce Grove and Medicine Hat in just the last six months.
