Red Deer, Alta. – On May 29, 2024, officers of the Red Deer Crime Reduction Team observed a known repeat offender operating a motor vehicle while prohibited. Due to this offender’s history of dangerous driving and flight from police, including ramming a police vehicle, RCMP conducted surveillance and brought in additional resources including Calgary Police Services HAWCS helicopter, Innisfail RCMP, Police Dog Services, the Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, and RCMP Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Team.
Once exiting the motor vehicle, the suspect was safely arrested. RCMP obtained a search warrant for the vehicle the suspect was driving and as a result located:
- Small amounts of cocaine, Xanax, GHB, and oxycodone;
- over 1.3 KG of Methamphetamine;
- A loaded handgun.
RCMP have charged 38-year-old Red Deer resident Mitchell Lewis Engler with:
- Possession of body armour
- Driving while prohibited (x2)
- Weapons offences (x6)
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance (x5)
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Possession of a controlled substance
Engler was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for June 4, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
“A great deal of effort and resources were used to safely arrest this repeat offender who has previously demonstrated a willingness to put the public at risk while fleeing apprehension,” says Inspector Heidi Ravenhill. “Focusing our policing resources at offenders such as this truly does have an impact on our community.”
Red Deer RCMP are committed to keeping our community safe. If you have information regarding any illegal activity within the city of Red Deer please contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2200. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play.
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Photo 1 – Inspector Heidi Ravenhill & Sergeant Robert Daisley (NCO i/c Red Deer Crime Reduction Team)
Photo 2- seized items
