Police investigate single-vehicle fatality on Henday

The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a single-vehicle collision that occurred this evening on Anthony Henday Drive.

At approximately 6 p.m. this evening, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, Southwest Division patrol members responded to the report of a collision on Anthony Henday Drive just north of the Lessard Road exit.

It was reported that a 2015 Dodge Ram truck was travelling southbound on Anthony Henday Drive at a high rate of speed, when it appeared to lose control, entering the centre meridian and striking a light standard. EMS responded, and the 36-year-old male driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was declared dead on scene.

The EPS Major Collision Investigation Section has since taken over the investigation. Police believe speed was a factor in this collision, and at this time, do not believe impairment was involved.

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Public information and warning: Sexual and violent offender in the community

In the interest of public safety, the Edmonton Police Service is issuing the following warning: Gregory Ottertail, 40, is a convicted sexual offender and violent offender and the Edmonton Police Service has reasonable grounds to believe he will commit another sexual or violent offence against someone while in the community.

Ottertail will be residing in the Edmonton area. At this time, Ottertail is not bound by any court related conditions.

 

Ottertail has demonstrated violence against known and unknown individuals. He has also offended violently against intimate partners. Ottertail has offended sexually against an adult female acquaintance.

           

The Edmonton Police Service is issuing this information and warning after careful deliberation of all related issues, including privacy concerns, in the belief that it is clearly in the public interest to inform the members of the community.

Greg Ottertail, 40
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 201 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

 

Members of the public are advised that the intent of this process is to enable citizens to take suitable precautionary measures. Releasing this information is NOT intended to encourage people to engage in any form of vigilante action.

 

This information is released under the authority of the FOIP Act, RSA 2000, C. F-25.

 

The information in this release is that which was verifiable prior to the release time indicated. Continued investigation and review could result in additional information or clarification.

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Teen male driver in critical condition following single-vehicle collision

The Edmonton Police Service is investigating a single-vehicle collision that occurred this morning on an on-ramp to the Yellowhead eastbound at Victoria Trail.

Northeast Division patrol members responded to a collision call near the on-ramp, at approximately 7:20 a.m. this morning, Monday, November 19, 2018.

Although the investigation is still in the preliminary stages, it was reported to police that a 2002 Dodge Caravan being driven by a 19-year-old male, lost control and struck a nearby light standard on the on-ramp to the Yellowhead eastbound at Victoria Trail.

Paramedics treated and transported the male driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Alcohol and drugs are not considered factors in the collision, though investigators believe speed may have been a cause.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area near Yellowhead eastbound and Victoria Trail until further notice.

Major Collision Investigation Section (MCIS) has since taken over the investigation, and is asking anyone who witnessed the collision to contact the EPS.

Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.

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Police asking public to help identify suspect in multiple thefts from liquor stores

The Edmonton Police Service is asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect.

On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., a female reportedly entered a Liquor Depot in the area of 133 Street and 114 Avenue, walked through the aisles and placed two bottles of alcohol in her handbag.  After she was approached by staff and asked for identification, she allegedly refused to provide it and left the store without making any attempt to pay, taking a third bottle of alcohol as she exited.

Since August, the same female has reportedly committed at least 14 similar thefts at Liquor Depots across the city, the most recent theft taking place on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at a store in the area of 99 Street and 81 Avenue.  While active citywide, she is known to frequent liquor stores in the city’s west end, including Liquor Depots in the Meadowlark and Westmount neighbourhoods.

The suspect, pictured below, is described as an Indigenous female in her 20s with bleach blonde hair. She is approximately 5’5” tall and weighs approximately 200 lbs. In each incident she was reportedly carrying an oversized handbag or tote.

 

 

 

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is encouraged to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.

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Police release sketch of male witnessed jumping from High Level Bridge; Investigators seek help identifying him

The Edmonton Police Service is asking for the public’s help to identify a male who was witnessed jumping from the High Level Bridge last month.

On Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, an unknown male was observed climbing the barriers of the High Level Bridge (9201-109 Street) at approximately 4 p.m.. Witnesses in the area reportedly saw the male jump from the bridge into the North Saskatchewan River.

 

Police have searched the river and engaged EPS flight operations in hopes of locating and identifying the male with no success. Investigators are now releasing a sketch of the male, in an attempt to identify him.

 

The individual is described as a soft-spoken white male, believed to be in his early 20s, who stands about 5’7” with a slim build (approximately 140lbs). He has light brown hair of a medium length and does not have any facial hair. He was wearing a black sweatshirt and blue jeans.

 

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Local woman charged in relation to $1.4 million fraud

The Edmonton Police Service has charged an Edmonton woman with fraud and theft in relation to a payroll fraud worth $1.4 million.

Between 2007 and 2014, Maureen Burns, 68, is alleged to have falsified paycheques from ex- employees of an Edmonton transport company where she worked. Burns allegedly created false payroll deposits for more than 500 employees who were no longer with the company, changed their banking information, and had the falsified paycheques deposited into one of five bank accounts registered in her name.

 

Through these transactions, Burns fraudulently transferred $1,117,241 into her accounts, with an additional $322,332 paid to the Canadian government from the company in taxes and other payroll deductions as a result of the fraud.

 

The scheme was uncovered in 2014 when staffing reports revealed that an employee who was no longer employed by the company had received payment.

 

Following a lengthy investigation, Burns was arrested on Nov. 8, 2018 and charged with one count each of fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000.

 

Burns was employed with the company from 2002 to 2014 as a payroll administrator.

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Colombian family seeks public’s assistance in bringing killer of their “beloved Leonardo” to justice

Elias Malkum and his brother-in-law, Leonardo Duran-Ibanez, 42, were returning home from a fun evening out together, at a nearby Latin club in north central Edmonton in November of 2016.

Leonardo had been staying with Elias and his sister, Milena Maria Duran, while visiting from the family’s homeland in Colombia.

The family, a close-knit group, was enjoying their experience living together in Canada, before everything changed in the early-morning hours of Nov. 13.

Leonardo was beaten to death, and Elias assaulted, after being approached by a group of four males and two female suspects, while walking home from the Latin club.

It is alleged that the suspects - not known to the complainants - attempted to start a fight with the two men, who ignored the suspects and continued to walk away.

The suspects then reportedly assaulted the two men, repeatedly punching one of the men in the face, while pushing the other to the ground, before kicking the 42-year-old Leonardo in the head numerous times.

Leonardo would succumb to his injuries later that Sunday afternoon. The Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on the deceased, confirming that Duran-Ibanez died as a result of injuries consistent with severe head trauma.

“We are still in a state of shock,” said Elias Malkum, standing on the street corner near 97 Street and 119 Avenue where he and his brother-in-law were savagely beaten back in November 2016. “We never thought something like this could happen to our family in such a peaceful place like Canada. We miss Leonardo every day. My wife, and Leonardo’s sister, is devastated.”

Despite a $40,000 reward being offered by the Edmonton Police Commission for concrete evidence that will help Homicide investigators make an arrest, limited information has been received to date.

“This brutal act of violence has traumatized this family,” said EPS Det Rick Thomas, leading up the homicide investigation.
“The family came to Edmonton for a better way of life. Now they’re left trying to piece their lives back together, with those responsible yet to be brought to justice. We’re hoping today, two years later, someone with valuable information will finally step forward and help to ease this family’s pain.”

Anyone who has information about this homicide is encouraged to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.tipsubmit.com/start.htm.

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