Courtesy: HL RCMP
Alberta RCMP Tactical Support Group make significant seizures following traffic stops
High Level, Alta. – On July 22, 2024, the Alberta RCMP Tactical Support Group (TSG) were supporting High Level RCMP Members with crime suppression within the Town of High Level.
At 4:30 a.m., TSG Members conducted a traffic stop on 103 Avenue which led to a controlled substance investigation. The male driver was arrested and a subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded .357 Magnum Pistol and Sig Sauer replica pistol.
Corey Tyler Ellsworth (27), a resident of High Level, has been charged with:
- Possession of a prohibited weapon
- Unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm
- Careless use of a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Failure to comply with a Release Order (x2)
Following a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, Ellsworth was remanded into custody.
Shortly after 9:30 p.m., TSG Members attempted a traffic stop on a different vehicle in the same area as earlier in the day, and the male driver of the vehicle attempted to flee. The three occupants, two adult males and one adult female, were arrested. A search of the vehicle revealed a bag of suspected cocaine, brass knuckles, and a sum of Canadian currency.
An investigation ensued which led to the driver, Ryan Paul Beaulieu (28), a resident of Hay River, NT, being charged with:
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Flight from a Peace Officer
- Failing to comply with a Probation Order
- Possession of property obtained by crime
Following a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, Beaulieu was remanded into custody.
“Alberta RCMP Tactical Support Group has been deployed to various fire zones throughout Alberta. They provide support such as manning check-points, preventative patrols in communities and counties, and general taskings from fire commanders. During these patrols, TSG Members continue to do police work by saturating communities to prevent crimes, especially in evacuation zones. In these particular cases, Members were able to get guns and drugs off the streets” S/Sgt. Rodney Koscielny Commander, Tactical Support Group “K” Division.
