Courtesy: HP RCMP
High Prairie RCMP locate wanted male
High Prarie, Alta. – On Jan. 9, 2025, High Prairie RCMP began a project to target offenders on warrant in the area of High Prairie and utilized resources from High Prairie RCMP utilized resources from several units, including Faust RCMP, Western Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (WAD CRU), the Provincial Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Alberta’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), High Level and Grande Prairie Police Dog Services (PDS), and RCMP Air Services.
RCMP attended a location near Atikameg, Alta., when a quad fled from RCMP which was associated to Jack George Auger (24), a resident of Atikameg.
Auger was located and arrested after he lodged himself into a snowbank while RCMP attempted to stop his quad.
Auger was charged with 16 offenses, including:
- Flight from police officer x2
- Driving offenses
- Resist/obstruct police officer
- Possession of stolen property
- Fail to comply with release order conditions x5
- Possession of weapons contrary to order x 3
- Additionally, Auger was arrested for his 26 warrants
Auger was brought before a Justice of the Peace, where he was remanded with a court date of Jan. 20, 2025 at the Alberta Court of Justice in High Prairie.
Additionally, RCMP seized several weapons, approximately 3.77 grams of methamphetamine and 5.88 grams of cannabis.
The High Prairie RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the location of, or sightings of wanted persons or suspicious criminal behaviour in the area. Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to please contact the High Prairie RCMP at 780-523-3378 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8377 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
