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Mounties say stolen property linked to thefts in Airdrie and several other southern Alberta communities has been recovered following coordinated RCMP operations in April.
On April 16, police received a report of suspicious activity. RCMP said the Central and Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Units (SAD CRU), with assistance from the Emergency Response Team and Strathmore RCMP, executed a search warrant for stolen property in Rockyford.
As a result of the search, RCMP recovered five stolen ATVs, three stolen firearms, two stolen trailers, a stolen car and various other stolen items. Police said the property was linked to thefts in Caroline, Airdrie, Drumheller, Vulcan, Strathmore and Calgary.
Kevin De Laurier, 50, was charged with three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, eleven counts of possession of property obtained by crime, one count of break and enter and five counts of failing to comply with a release order.
De Laurier was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. His next court date is set for May 22 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Airdrie.
Nicole Lewis, 42, was charged with three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm and five counts of possession of property obtained by crime.
Lewis was taken before a justice of the peace and released. Her next court date is set for May 20 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Calgary.
Three days later, on April 19, Brooks RCMP received a report of a stolen vehicle.
"During this investigation, Alberta RCMP Detachments in Brooks, Redcliff, Drumheller, Strathmore, Three Hills, Bassano, Taber-Vauxhall all assisted in locating two stolen vehicles and arresting a suspect," RCMP stated in a written release.
SAD CRU followed up on the investigation. On April 21, 2025, with assistance from the Emergency Response Team, High River RCMP and Okotoks RCMP, officers executed a search warrant in Aldersyde.
As a result of the search, RCMP additionally recovered three stolen trailers, three stolen trucks, three stolen motorbikes, a stolen ATV, three stolen firearms, forged documents and sixty-one other firearms.
Following a brief pursuit, RCMP arrested Clayton Whaling, 44, of Foothills County.
Whaling was charged with eight counts of possession of property obtained by crime, one count of possession of a stolen firearm, one count of flight from police, one count of mischief, one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, three counts of failing to comply with a release order, one count of possession of break-in tools and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.
Whaling was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. His next court date is set for May 30 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Okotoks.
Foothills County residents Allan Eroshinsky, 78, and Chad Eroshinsky were charged with five counts of possession of property obtained by crime and one count of possession of a prohibited weapon.
Allan Eroshinsky was also charged with two counts of careless storage of a firearm. Chad Eroshinsky was charged with one count of careless storage of a firearm.
Both men were taken before a justice of the peace and released. Their next court date is set for May 30 at the Alberta Court of Justice in Okotoks.
From the original Brooks investigation, RCMP charged William Holub, 43, with one count of flight from police, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, one count of break and enter and one count of possession of break-in instruments.
Holub was taken before a justice of the peace and released for future court dates at the Alberta Court of Justice in Brooks.
In a written statement issued May 16, Const. Adam Heather of SAD CRU said:
"These investigations spearheaded by the Southern and Central Alberta Crime Reduction Units with assistance from RCMP detachments across Southern Alberta showcases the Alberta RCMP’s ability to work collaboratively in interdicting crime networks."
"Two of the stolen firearms recovered in Aldersyde are linked to the same break and enter as two of the stolen firearms recovered in the Rockyford search," Heather said. "This demonstrates how different crime groups are interconnected."
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