Sept 26, 2024
On the evening of Sept. 24, 2024 a Hanna RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 600 block of 12 Avenue West.
As a result of the traffic stop, the officer located a passenger in violation of a court-imposed release order requiring that he abide by a curfew, not be in a vehicle without the registered owner present, and that he carry a copy of his release conditions. The male was arrested and during a search, suspected methamphetamine was found in his possession.
39 year-old Cole Matthew Peoples, a resident of Hanna has been charged with the following:
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Failure to comply with a condition of a release order (x3)
Peoples was taken before a Justice of the Peace and temporarily remanded into custody. Following a hearing on Sept. 25, Peoples remained remanded into custody pending his next court appearance Sept. 27 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller.
Sergeant Rob Welsman, Detachment Commander
Hanna RCMP-GRC
Non-Emergency Ph: 403-854-3391