Compiled by: Darcie Thom

The Regina RCMP Historical Case Unit have made two arrests in relation to the investigation into the disappearance of Amber Tara-Lynn REDMAN, age 19. Redman was last seen on Friday July 15,2005 in Fort Qu’Appelle.

On Monday afternoon, May 5, 2008 a third search site was searched in connection with this investigation. This location was at a residence on the Little Black Bear First Nation and was focused on the exterior of the residence. This search was started and concluded within a couple of hours on Monday, May 5, 2008.

Albert Patrick Bellegarde, 29 years of age, from Little Black Bear First Nation has been charged with one count of 1st degree murder in connection with the death of Amber Redman. Bellegarde appeared before a Justice of the Peace Tuesday afternoon in Regina, Saskatchewan. Bellegarde has been remanded in custody and was scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in Regina on Wednesday May 7,2008. Gilbert Allan Bellegarde, 31 years of age, has been charged with one count of 1st degree murder in connection with the death of Amber Redman. Gilbert Bellegarde appeared in Provincial court in Regina Wednesday May 7,2008.

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On Thursday afternoon, May 08th, 2008 at approximately 3:40 PM, members of the Yorkton City Detachment, Yorkton Rural Detachment and Yorkton Regional Traffic Services responded to a priority call of a Robbery in the parking lot outside of the Parkland Mall. Investigation into this matter has revealed that an elderly lady had been held-up by an adult male in possession of what was believed to be a handgun, demanding that she give him a cigarette. The suspect then fled the scene on foot and was located by police a few minutes later in the vicinity of the Howard Johnson Hotel. The suspect surrendered to police, was arrested and taken into custody without incident. The accused has been charged and will be appearing in Provincial Judges Court Monday morning, May 12, 2008.

The RCMP Police Dog Service had been contacted for their assistance at the time of this incident.

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May 13 - 19, 2008 will mark Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. This special week is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. Educating the public in safe driving practices is a priority. The focus will be on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users most at risk: sober and alert driving, seat belt use, and all aspects of aggressive driving incidents involving drivers and riders. All enforcement agencies across the country have been invited to participate.

“The deaths, pain and broken hearts that result from carelessness behind the wheel can be prevented,” says Inspector Don Ross, Officer in Charge of “F” Division Traffic Services . “Police agencies across the country are collaborating on this project because they have seen more than enough of that, and because they know that the involvement of the driving public is essential to achieve safer streets and highways.”

This week has been strategically chosen, as it is the first “summer” long weekend. More people are traveling and traffic collisions are more frequent. It also falls very closely into the middle of our 3 month “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign.

Here in Saskatchewan, in RCMP jurisdiction, there have been 368 deaths and 803 serious injuries over the last 3 years related to vehicle collisions. These are just numbers but they represent moms, dads, sisters, brothers, loved ones, co-workers, and neighbours. These numbers are unacceptable to the RCMP in Saskatchewan. That is why we are participating in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign and will be present in significant numbers on Saskatchewan highways and roads during Canada Road Safety Week.

Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by Transport Canada and endorsed by police and is part of Road Safety Vision 2010, which has a goal of making Canada’s roads the safest in the world by 2010.

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