Fox Creek home invasions

On Saturday Journal reporter Alexanda Zabjek and I went up to Fox Creek, Alberta to talk to community members about a recent rash of break-ins and home invasions. They have had at least 35 in less than two weeks which is crazy for a small town of 2,500. Read the story.

RCMP Cst. Harley Koehler with Fox Creek Detachment speaks to a concerned resident in Fox Creek, Alta. on August 29, 2009. The town of only 2,500 has had over 30 home invasions in the last ten days. Many of the invasions were in the middle of the night while people were still home.  Some community members are scared and and patrolling the streets themselves. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

RCMP Cst. Harley Koehler with Fox Creek Detachment waves at a passing resident in Fox Creek, Alta. on August 29, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Kim Priest is the secretary of the Citizens on Patrol community group in Fox Creek, Alta. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Crystal Roe’s house was broken into last Friday night in Fox Creek, Alta. She is seen through the screen window that criminals bent to invade her home and steal her wallet while she was sleeping. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

Crystal Roe poses for a photo with her son Koby, 7, and daughter Tielle, 10. Roe’s house was broken into last Friday night in Fox Creek, Alta. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

A walking path in Fox Creek, Alta. on August 29, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal