Slave Lake | 9 Feb 2012
The RCMP is seeking the public’s help in their investigation into the cause of the Slave Lake wildfire. Police would like to talk to at least six individuals who were on Highway 2 outside of Slave Lake late in the afternoon on May 14, 2011, the day before the wildfire entered the town.
Investigators believe these people may have information that could assist them. The RCMP emphasizes that they do not consider these individuals to be suspects in any criminal act.
The public is asked to call their local RCMP detachment or CrimeStoppers (1-800-222-TIPS) if they have information that might help identify the following individuals:
- two men observed driving ATVs, 15 kms east of Slave Lake on the north side of Highway 2 at about 4:30 p.m. on May 14, 2011. Both ATVs were described as Hondas, one red, and one yellow. One of the ATV’s had a weathered set of moose antlers attached to its front cargo rack.
- anyone associated with a green Dodge Neon parked on the side of Highway 2, but closer to the Town of Slave Lake, at about 4:30 p.m. on May 14, 2011. This could be the same individual who was observed at the same time near the car, standing in the ditch close to the tree line.
- anyone associated with an older (1999-2004) white Ford pick-up truck observed in the vicinity of the Flat Top Observation Tower, late in the afternoon of May 14, 2011. The truck is believed to be the same one that was observed farther east on Highway 2, later that day.
- two people, possibly one male and female, who flagged down members of the local Fire Department in order to alert them to the location of some burning brush east of the weigh scale on Highway 2. These individuals may have been in or near a white car.
