Alberta RCMP constable, wife charged with fraud

A southern Alberta police officer and his wife have been charged with fraud, RCMP announced on Friday.

Const. Grant Shade, an RCMP member since 2021, was charged with fraud and theft over $5,000, along with his wife Katrina Shade.

The Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch was investigating tips of a fraud committed against Piikani Resource Development Ltd., a Piikani Nation-owned economic development corporation, RCMP said in news release.

Katrina had worked for Piikani Resource, police said.

On top of the pair's fraud and theft charges, the husband was additionally charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

He is a member of the Piikani Nation RCMP detachment, located 200 kilometres south of Calgary. He has been suspended with pay.

It's unclear what the nature of the alleged crimes was. RCMP declined to provide further detail due to the ongoing legal proceedings.

Grant and Katrina are residents of Pincher Creek, just west of Piikani Nation. They are set to appear in court Feb. 18 in nearby Fort Macleod.