Slave Lake RCMP launches local Crime Reduction Unit to target “priority offenders” in proactive policing effort

The Slave Lake RCMP has launched its own Crime Reduction Unit as a way to address what police are calling the "increasing complexity" of criminal activity at a local level.
According to the RCMP, the demand for more effective policing strategies has necessitated a shift from reactive investigations to proactive crime prevention.
As a result, the Slave Lake RCMP General Investigation Section implemented several proactive crime prevention techniques to address the priority shift in June. Since th