Grande Prairie RCMP CRU conducts drug-related arrests

Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) have been conducting proactive patrols in areas that have been noted to have a higher likelihood of criminal activity. As a result, four people were arrested on these two separate files:

• On May 8, 2025, Grande Prairie CRU conducted a traffic stop on a Ford F150 with faulty equipment. RCMP members noted drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and arrested the two occupants. A search of the vehicle incidental to arrest revealed a stolen revolver with its associated ammunition as well as a small amount of both crack cocaine and unstamped tobacco.
  • As a result of the investigation, Tasha Kristine Lanz (40) and Michael Terrance Lukac (39), both residents of Grande Prairie, were charged with 5 firearm-related offences. Furthermore, Lukac was charged with failing to comply with a release order.
  • Lanz and Lukac were brought before a Justice of the Peace. Lanz was released on conditions while Lukac was remanded into custody. They are both to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie, with Lanz appearing on May 21, 2025 and Lukac on May 28, 2025.

• On May 6, 2025 Grande Prairie CRU located a white Ford Bronco, involved in previous flights from police, at a local gas station. A traffic stop was conducted as the driver was pumping gas. RCMP members noted unstamped tobacco in the vehicle and arrested both the driver and the passenger. A search of the vehicle and suspects was conducted incidental to arrest.
  • As a result of the search, the following items were seized:
    • Several packs of unstamped tobacco;
    • 34 grams of cocaine;
    • 15ml of GHB;
    • A small amount of methamphetamines;
    • $1660 in Canadian currency; and
    • A switchblade.
  • As a result of the investigation, Rachel Elizabeth Donavan (30) and Floyd Bradley Dick (47), both residents of Grande Prairie, were charged with:
    • Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking;
    • Possession of proceeds of crime; and
    • Possession of unstamped tobacco.
  • Furthermore, Dick was charged with 7 counts of possession of a weapon contrary to court orders.
  • Donavan and Dick were brought before a justice of the peace. Donavan was released on conditions while Dick was remanded into custody. Both are to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie, with Donovan appearing on June 4, 2025, and Dick on May 21, 2025.

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