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Volume 35, Number 27	OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE MD OF ROCKY VIEW #44	Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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District news briefs
Compiled by Liz Lindgren-Kubitz

Aggravated assault occurs at youth party
In the early morning hours of Saturday, June 21, Chestermere RCMP responded to a complaint of a disturbance on West Creek Circle in Chestermere. Police arrived to find a large group of youths outside a residence where an unsupervised party was taking place. The youths, ranging in age from 13 to 17 years of age, were allegedly drinking alcohol.

Shortly before police arrived a fight had taken place that allegedly started over some racial slurs that had been made. According to police, a 17-year-old male had hit another male of the same age in the face with a beer bottle causing a substantial cut to the victim’s face and a detached iris in his eye.

A 17-year-old was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. The name of the suspect has not been released due to the Youth Justice Act.

Chestermere RCMP would again like to remind local parents that if they allow their children to have friends over when they are not there, things can quickly get out of control. Police suggest that parents provide supervision at parties held by their children. At the very least parents should be stressing with their children to call police if unwanted or uninvited guests show up at their gathering. Failure to ask police for assistance in dealing with party crashers can often lead to dire consequences, as it did in this case.

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Chestermere RCMP find man dead in home
On June 23, at approximately 3 p.m. RCMP officers attended a residence in the Lakeside Green area of Chestermere to assist Emergency Services personnel get inside so they could provide medical assistance to a resident.

Upon entry, RCMP personnel located the remains of Arpad Demeter, a man in his late 40s. The cause of death was not initially apparent; however, a Medical Examiner has completed the autopsy and confirmed that this fatality was the result of natural causes. Foul play is not suspected at this time.

Sgt. Art Pittman of the RCMP said the cause of death was not being released.

"I can only disclose that they were from natural causes and that foul play has been ruled out," said Pittman.

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RCMP use spike belt to stop car thief
Chestermere RCMP in pursuit of a stolen vehicle on June 23, at approximately 1 a.m. requested the assistance of the Calgary Police Service. A 1997 Honda Civic allegedly stolen out of Burnaby, BC was spotted traveling eastbound on the TransCanada Highway and RCMP gave chase.

RCMP officers deployed a spike belt on the eastbound lanes of the TransCanada Highway just west of the Calaway Park interchange. According to police the suspect vehicle was partially disabled by the spike belt. RCMP continued to follow the vehicle before terminating the pursuit at the Calgary city limits.

Calgary Police Service (CPS) K-9 officers were positioned to assist RCMP if the suspect fled on foot, and witnessed the suspect lose control of the stolen vehicle on the off ramp to northbound Stoney Trail. The vehicle skidded into the ditch and the suspect fled the scene on foot. After a brief foot chase the suspect was taken into custody without incident by CPS K-9 unit.

Charges in the incident are pending.

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Cochrane EMS assists boaters capsized near Bragg Creek
Calgary dive crews were dispatched to the Elbow River area approximately 3 km west of Bragg Creek for a report of persons missing from an overturned raft at approximately 9:30 p.m. on June 21.

With the assistance of HAWCS helicopter five adult males were spotted stranded on a small island and a member of the Calgary Fire Department (CFD) dive team was airlifted in by HAWCS to assess the condition of rafters.

A CFD boat was used to transport the stranded men from the island to the riverbank where Cochrane EMS personnel provided further assessment. Other than being cold and wet, the boaters did not sustain any injuries.