Kidnapping, assault with a weapon charges laid after Alberta ‘dangerous person alert’ issued

One idiosyncratic has been arrested and a warrant has been issued for a 2nd idiosyncratic aft a unsafe idiosyncratic alert was issued for a information of cardinal Alberta earlier this week.

At 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Alberta RCMP issued a unsafe idiosyncratic alert for the Mayerthorpe and Lac Ste. Anne County areas. Police said they were looking for 2 men pursuing an equipped robbery.

Mayerthorpe RCMP said officers received accusation astatine astir 9 a.m. that a stolen conveyance from Edmonton whitethorn beryllium successful the surrounding area. Police located the vehicle, but it fled from officers. They aboriginal recovered the conveyance abandoned.

Police believed the suspects fled connected ft and that they were armed. On Tuesday afternoon, constabulary said they believed the suspects were nary longer successful the country and determination was nary longer an imminent hazard to the public.

On Wednesday morning, the exigency alert was cancelled.

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RCMP said Friday that 1 of the men turned himself successful to police. Police said they believed the crimes were targeted.

Dakota Patterson, 28, of Whitecourt has been charged with 9 offences including kidnapping with a firearm, robbery with a firearm and battle with a weapon. Patterson remains successful custody.

A warrant has been issued for Santiago Patterson, 30, of Grande Prairie. RCMP said helium faces 8 charges including kidnapping with a firearm, robbery with a firearm and battle with a weapon.

No further details astir the probe person been released by police.