Peace River, Alta. – On July 13, 2025, members responded to a call of shots fired at a vehicle. RCMP responded and learned from the victims that the suspect had also pointed a firearm at them and that they were known to the suspect. The suspect drove off in a pickup truck with a quad sitting in the bed.
Peace River RCMP received several reports from the public with sightings of the suspect. Thanks to assistance from Alberta RCMP Emergency Response Team, Western Alberta District (WAD) Crime Reduction Unit, WAD Containment Team, Alberta RCMP Community Response Team and Alberta RCMP Police Dog Services, Peace River RCMP was able to locate and arrest the suspect without incident.
As a result of the investigation, Rodney Conrad Ominayak (41), a resident of Little Buffalo, was arrested on warrants and was additionally charged with:
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle (x2);
Operation of vehicle while prohibited (x2);
Flight from police (x2);
Resisting peace officer (x2);
Uttering threats (x2);
Pointing firearm;
Other firearm-related offences (x8); and
Mischief under $5000;Ominayak was brought before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody. He is to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in Peace River on July 28, 2025.
“It is files like these that truly highlight the efficiency, hard work and dedication of your Alberta RCMP” said S/Sgt Lacey Blair, Detachment Commander of the Peace River RCMP. “I want to thank not only all the Peace River RCMP members who kept at the task until they could locate Ominayak and thus protect the community but also the various RCMP resources that were able to assist in locating and arresting this prolific offender. Furthermore, assistance from Woodland Cree First Nation and Lubicon Lake Band was much appreciated. We will continue to do everything in our power and use all resources at hand to keep our communities safe and hold those who would do us harm accountable for their actions”.