Crime Reduction Unit arrest repeat offender in Parkland County
On June 5, 2024, officers from the Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CAD CRU) attended a property in Parkland County in order to locate and arrest a repeat offender with warrants. RCMP obtained a warrant to enter the property and arrest the suspect.
Upon approaching the property, RCMP observed the suspect brandishing a shot gun. When advised he was under arrest the suspect threatened police and went in a stolen camper trailer still holding the firearm.
RCMP contained the scene and called in additional resources. Later, police observed the suspect fleeing the camper and running through a field. Police were able to subdue the suspect and arrest him. A search warrant of the property was executed and police recovered:
- a loaded shotgun;
- two stolen vehicles;
- a stolen holiday trailer;
- a stolen flat deck trailer; and
- a stolen generator worth $70 0000.
RCMP have charged Jason Wayne Norman (45), of no fixed address with:
- Driving while prohibited
- Uttering threats
- Resist arrest
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000 (x4)
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 (x2)
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Weapons offences (x4)
- Fraudulent concealment
- Fail to comply with release conditions (x9)
Norman was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for June 10, 2024 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Evansburg.
Cpl. Troy Savinkoff
Alberta RCMP
