Grande Prairie, Alberta – In the fall of 2019 Grande Prairie RCMP received information that there was stolen property, including firearms, at a residence in the city. After completing an investigation Grande Prairie RCMP executed a search warrant on November 29, 2019.
Once in the residence police located a rifle, a large amount of assorted calibres of ammunition and 20.8 grams of methamphetamine. In a detached garage police seized another rifle and 3 bicycles. A third rifle was located in a vehicle parked in the driveway of the residence.
Jody Macdonald (46) of Grande Prairie, was arrested in the residence without incident and is facing the following charges:
Unauthorized possession of a firearm x 3
Possession of a stolne firearm
Unsafe storage of firearms/ammunition
Possession of stolen property under $5000
Possession of a controlled substance
Macdonald is to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial court on December 4, 2019.
Police would like to thank the public for their continued efforts to help solve crime within our community. Grande Prairie RCMP is committed to increasing community safety by using a crime reduction strategy that focuses on identifying repeat offenders, gathering intelligence and conducting enforcement initiatives.
If you have information on this or any other crime in Grande Prairie, contact Grande RCMP Detachment at 780-830-5700 or should you wish remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com (http://www.p3tips.com) or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
Grande Prairie RCMP
File 2019-1801138
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