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WrecksinFortMcMurrayreminddriverstostaysafe6TRANSPORTATIONSAFETYTuesdaySeptember162014MissStacheisasophisticatedandcutelittlelady.IsntshejustpreciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.FemaleAdultBlackandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeByDALICARMICHAELDrugsweaponsandcashwereroundedupbyYellowknifeRCMPlastmonthwhenalong-terminvestigationledtothearrestof14peoplewithatotalof44charges.OfficersfromtheGDivisionFederalInvestigationUnitexecutedfoursearchwarrantsatresidencesinYellowknifeonAug.12and13nailingsevenoftheireighttargets.Sevenotherswerearrestedinoutsideincidentsasaresultoftheinvestigation.PuttingthatalltogethertakesateameffortfordruginvestigationsofthismagnitudeandweonallaccountsaredealingwithorganizedcrimesaidSgt.BarryLedoux.Drugseizuresandmoney...denitelyhaveaneffectonthere-ductionofincidentsassaultstheftsandothercrimes.Thisallfallswithinourongoingplantocom-batillegalactivitiestoreducecrimeandpromotesafeandsecurecommunitiesLedouxsaid.Themajorityofchargeslaidwereforcrackandpowdercocainetrafckingandpossession.Othercontrabandseizedduringthebustincludedfen-tanylmarijuanacodeineandrearms.Someofthesuspectsarrestedalsohadout-standingwarrantsagainstthemforassaultsincludingNathanLewisHodges24whowaswantedforastabbingthatoccurredoutsideCoyotesBarinYellowknifeearlierthissummer.Onethingaboutourdruginvestigationstheyreacontinualgatheringofinformation.ItsnotjustthestartofsayingO.K.weregoingtotargetoneindividualLedouxsaid.Wevecontinuedtobuildonpastinvestigationsandwealsoincorporateotherinvestigativetechniques.MostofthepeoplechargedwerefromYel-lowknifeandBritishColumbia.Theyrangedinagefrom18to51andincludedbothfemalesandmalesshowingthatanyonefromanyde-mographiccanbecomeacriminal.Thepartoforganizedcrimegroupslikethisisthattheresasupplyanddemandtheresal-waysgoingtobethosethataregoingtoseeanopportunitytomakequickcashandmoveonthatopportunityLedouxsaid.Thisissome-thingthatshappeningallovertheterritoryandourmembersaredoingwhattheycantotrytocombatthis.Ledouxsaidalotoftheinvestigationsinfor-mationcamefromthepublicthroughanony-moustipsandcallstoCrimeStoppers.Wecanonlydosomuchhesaid.Werelyonthepublictopassoninformationofillegalactivity.ThemajorityoftheaccusedwillhavetheirrstcourtdatesinlateOctober.856gangactivitycontinuesAsecondshort-terminvestigationinearlySep-temberledtothearrestofChadNelsPeacock34asuspectbelievedtobeassociatedwiththe856gangfromB.C.HewasseizedathisresidenceinNivenHeightsandchargedwithpossessionofpropertyobtainedbycrimeunder5000andpossessionofmari-juana.Policeseizedcashamoneycounterandmarijuanaatthetimeofhisarrest.PeacockwasarrestedpreviouslyduringOp-erationGoblina2013investigationintothe856gangthatledtoseveralarrestsanduncovered32000incashdrugsgunsandstolengoods.RCMPmakingmajordrugbustsinYellowknifeInvestigationscontinueafter44chargeslaidagainst14peopleinAugustCRIMEDRUGTRAFFICKINGByDALICARMICHAELCommutersataFortMcMurrayTimHortonsdrive-throughgotawake-upcalllastweekastheydrovepastamangledcarwhilewaitingfortheirdouble-doublesanddoughnuts.Thewreckedcarwasadornedwithayel-lowbandwiththehauntingmessagePledgetonotmakeakidanorphan.ThestunttookplaceonSept.9aspartofalargercampaignbytheCoalitionforaSafer63and881tobringawarenesstothedangersofunsafedrivingespeciallyonthetwodeadlysingle-lanehighwaysleadingtoFortMcMurrayanditssurroundingresourcedevelopmentprojects.Idontthinkmostpeoplerealizethatacarisaweaponsaidthecoalitionsexecutivedi-rectorDebbieHammond.Whenyourenotmakingsafedecisionsbehindthewheelandsomethingunfortunatehappensitisoften-onthesehighwaysbecauseofthehighspeeds-fatalorveryserious.InNovember2013thecoalitionlaunchedasafetycampaignaskingdriverstotakeapledgetodrivesafelybyplanningaheadbeingattentiveanddrivingsober.Sinceitsinceptionover8500peoplehavemadethepledge.Thedisplayisbeingusedasawaytorevi-talizethecampaignandshocktheissuebackintocommunityconsciousness.ThecoalitionstagedactualvehiclesthathadbeentotaledinfatalaccidentsalongHighways63and881inthreedifferentlo-cationsacrossthecitystartingwiththeTimHortons.Membersoftheorganizationwatchedonfromafarasdriversapproachedthewreck.AccordingtoHammondonlookersreactedwitheverythingfrombewilderedlookstosurprisedobscenitiesastherealitiesofdan-gerousdrivingsetin.Whenpeoplearepullingupinthedrive-throughandtheylookoverandtheyseethevehicletheyretakingpicturestheyremak-ingthecommentstheyresayingWowHammondsaid.Thatsapowerfulmessageweresending.ThemostrecentstatisticsfromAlbertaTransportationshowthatbetween2008to20122457collisionsresultedin63deathsalongHighway63.Duringthesametimepe-riod677accidentsleft25peopledeadonHigh-way881.Whilethosenumbershaveslightlydecreasedovertimetheresultingratesofcaraccidentsandrelateddeathsarestillhigherthantheprovincialaverage.Asofpresstimeanewfatalaccidentinvolvingacommercialgravelhaulerwasbeinginvestigatedatthe255markeralong881forcingtheroadtocloseinbothdirections.TheprovincialgovernmentiscurrentlyundertakinganinitiativetotwinHighway63by2016.Aboutthreequartersofthetwin-ningonthebusyroadwaybetweenEdmontonandtheoilsandsisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendof2015.Hammondsaidthatmostnon-fatalacci-dentshappenbecauseofwildlifealongtheroadsbuthumanerrorslikeinattentive-nessandimpaireddrivingcausethemostdeadlyincidents.Hammondsaidthestuntwasstrategi-callytimedtotakeplaceduringanannualoilsandsconferencewhenindustrymembersfromnearandfarvisittheregion.ItstheFortMcMurraycommunitybutwealsohavemanypeoplecominginfromEdmontonCalgaryotherpartsofCanadathatareinvolvedinindustryHammondsaid.Therealityisthatunlessyouvedriventhathighwayyoureallydontknowwhatsgoingon.ItsareallygreatwaytocreatethatawarenessforpeoplewhomaynotbeonthathighwayonaregularbasisorwhomaynotevenworkinAlbertatogetasenseoftheis-suesweretryingtoresolve.Hammondlikestothinkofthewholeen-deavourasanemotionalappealtodrivers.Thepledgeisaboutpledgingtoyourselfbutmoreimportantlyitsaboutpledgingtosomeonethatyoulovethatyouwilldoev-erythingthatyouneedtodotomakesurethatyouarrivetothemsafelybecausetheyrecountingonyoushesaid.Totakethepledgeortolearntipsonsafedriv-ingheadtohttpwww.safer63and881.com.PhotocourtesyofCoaltionforasafe63881MangledvehiclesplacedaroundthecityofFortMcMurraybringattentiontothehazardsofdangerousdrivingaspartoftheCoalitionforaSafer63and881songoingcampaign.