🚨 ALBERTA CRIME UPDATE — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
🚨 ALBERTA CRIME UPDATE — WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026
Here are some of the major crime and policing stories reported across Alberta over roughly the past two weeks.
🔴 CALGARY
**Homicide Investigation:** Harjas Ahluwalia, 25, was fatally shot near Cornerstone Boulevard NE on August 30. Calgary police have described the shooting as targeted. No one is currently in custody.
**Carrington Shooting:** A 19-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a targeted September 10 shooting in northwest Calgary. Suspects fled and no arrests have been announced.
**Extortion & Gun Violence:** Two adults and a youth have been charged after alleged threats escalated into gunfire at a Skyview Ranch home. Police say Calgary has recorded **51 extortion-related incidents since April 2025, including 19 shootings**, with 19 people charged with 59 offences.
**Drug & Firearms Bust:** A three-month investigation following two overdose deaths resulted in police seizing approximately **$88,000 in drugs and cash**, along with three firearms and thousands of contraband cigarettes. Two 34-year-olds face charges.
**15 Firearms Recovered:** Cochrane RCMP investigating a series of break-ins recovered **15 firearms and ammunition** from a Crossfield residence. The suspect remains at large.
🔴 EDMONTON
**Gurdwara Stabbing:** Austin Sim-Pelletier, 27, faces multiple charges following the August 21 attack at Nanaksar Gurdwara that injured two men, aged 51 and 75. His next court appearance is September 18. The allegations have not been proven in court.
**Donsdale Police Shooting:** ASIRT is investigating after three Edmonton police officers fatally shot an armed 36-year-old man on September 13. Police had responded to reports that a woman and infant had been shot. Two women and an infant were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
**West Edmonton Police Shooting:** ASIRT is also investigating the August 24 death of a 57-year-old man at the Hilton Garden Inn. Authorities say the man advanced toward officers with scissors after less-lethal options were unsuccessful.
🔴 RURAL ALBERTA
**Strathmore Crime Spree:** Nevada Desjolais, 24, and Jonathan Meekin, 37, face charges following an investigation involving an allegedly stolen F-350, property damage and a police pursuit near Rosebud Colony. Both were remanded in custody pending September 18 court appearances.
**Cold Lake / Bonnyville Drug Investigation:** RCMP seized approximately **650 grams of cocaine, 60 grams of methamphetamine, GHB, firearms and about $39,000 cash** during a Rural Organized Crime Team investigation. Two men face charges.
**Elk Point Pursuit:** Police say a backpack thrown from a fleeing vehicle contained approximately **300 grams of cocaine and 364 grams of methamphetamine**. Five people were arrested, including a youth.
⚖️ **REMINDER:** Criminal charges are allegations. Accused persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Officer-involved shootings remain subject to independent investigation, and details may change as investigations continue.
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