Peace Officer Report - June, 2025
The County currently has one Peace Officer on staff, Wayne Olson, working approximately 40 hours a week. This time is divided into shifts, weekday and weekend, daytime and evening, and is split between the office and the seven wards.
Our Peace Officer's duties centre around education and bylaw enforcement, they do not enforce criminal code violations. Criminal code violations include things such as theft, break and enter, domestic abuse, assault, and drug offences, among other more serious crimes such as homicide.
During June, Wayne's work was focused mainly on highways and in areas where issues has been reported, either by staff or members of the community, as well as monitoring the County's campgrounds and the Fire Evacuation Zone for the Hamelin Creek Wildfire (GWF028).
Over the course of the month, Wayne stopped seven drivers for speeding, all of which were going over the posted 100 km/h limit. A commercial vehicle was also stopped due to an improper trailer hook-up.
Of those stopped for speeding, one did not have proper proof of registration, one did not have a proper insurance card, and one did not have proper proof of a driver's licence on them.
Wayne also assisted the RCMP and Happy Valley Fire Department with a motor vehicle accident on Highway 49, west of the Highway 727 intersection, in which the driver hit a deer. He stayed with the driver and vehicle until a tow truck arrived.
During April, Wayne worked a total of 136 hours, covering administrative work, training, and patrols, as well as approximately 2 hours of investigative work and 4 hours in school zones. During the course of the Hamelin Creek Wildfire, he provided a total of 58 hours of assistance.
2025 Peace Officer Stats. to Date
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Saddle Hills
Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
T0H 3G0
T. 780-864-3760
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