Courtesy of Innisfail RCMP:

Between 6:00 PM and 4:00 AM, on both July 26 and July 27, 2019, Innisfail RCMP deployed a two-member bicycle patrol around the Town of Innisfail. This was a pro-active initiative to focus on police visibility and interaction with the community and to enable members to gather intelligence and increase enforcement within the community.

Property crime such as theft of vehicles, break and enters and thefts from parked vehicles remains a high priority for Innisfail RCMP. Property crimes are mostly crimes of opportunity, which means that the criminal is looking for unlocked vehicles or houses where they can easily steal property. Through the use of crime mapping, Innisfail RCMP was able to identify hot spots where a larger number of property crimes have been reported within the community.

Bike members focussed on targeted patrols around these hot spots and yielded the following results:

13 Provincial Tickets, including liquor and cannabis charges;

6 Criminal Code charges including breaches of release conditions and impaired driving;

12 positive tickets, where the public was rewarded for following the law, such as children wearing their bike helmets;

1 Alberta Administrative License Suspension.

Members interacted with the community and gathered intelligence as they conducted these patrols.

Through the use of intelligence led policing, the Innisfail RCMP are committed to public safety and will continue to utilize crime reduction strategies to deter crime in our community.