Alberta RCMP Make Arrest in Search for Armed Suspect Near Ponoka

Alberta RCMP Make Arrest in Search for Armed Suspect Near Ponoka
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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Police have arrested a suspect considered armed and dangerous after issuing a shelter-in-place warning to Ponoka-area residents during the search for the man.

Ponoka RCMP issued a warning on the evening of May 7, at approximately 9:29 p.m. local time, saying only they were at a rural location in Alberta, near Township Road 422 and Range Road 245a, looking for an armed suspect. Ponoka is about one hour south of Edmonton.