Mounties working to address problem home in Sherwood Park

Alberta RCMP say they are working to address concerns regarding a home after Sherwood Park residents raised safety concerns over several months.

“Can you please leave,” said one neighbour Monday night to a tenant.

“All the neighbours are coming out; they’re very scared, and they want it to stop,” said another.

One man living next door to the house says this is a common occurrence.

“They don’t care about us, they don’t care about our community,” said Donovan Rogers, who lives next door.

As CityNews was on scene during the exchange, RCMP were called. Two officers responded, talked to tenants and neighbours before leaving.

Neighbours say the home has been a problem property for years.

“Constantly being yelled at, saying they’re going to sue us, they’re going to call 9-1-1 on us,” said Adele Delplanque, who lives across from the home.

Rogers says, “It’s bewildering to me the amount of garbage that piles up on the property. Every day it seems like they collect stuff from everybody else’s backyard because I don’t know where else they’re getting all these items and random things.”

On top of garbage, Rogers says there’s general disorder and has seen knives and weapons thrown in the yard.

Alberta Health Services has also been called in and issued four separate orders deeming the home to be unfit and closing the basement.

The latest from November 2025 lists the following, but not limited to:

• Water supply is no longer available and is disconnected to the premises.
• Mouse droppings are present in the basement bathroom storage area, in the laundry room on top of the dryer, and in the main floor kitchen cabinets.
• Various finishes are in disrepair, the walls in the main floor hallway have holes, wall behind kitchen sink has holes.
• Basement bathroom floors, walls, and ceilings are unfinished and only studs are present.

Rogers feels he won’t talk to the tenants because he fears for his safety. He has spoken to the landlord, but with no resolution.

Rogers also took to community Facebook groups, the post going viral and forcing Strathcona County’s mayor and RCMP to issue statements acknowledging the issue.

“I think it’s at the point where… we need the community to be behind us and not bat an eye and not think they don’t exist. They do exist; they are dangerous individuals,” said Rogers.

Delplanque added, “How can people live there… how can they allow it?

CityNews talked to two of the tenants, who say they are fighting with their landlord about the property’s condition, and working with AHS, the County, and police.

CityNews contacted the landlord through text, who says he has been trying to remove them through the courts.

“I am continuing to attempt to get a court order for occupants that are not permitted in the house. It seems that the Alberta laws are not in my favour”, part of the text read.

RCMP say they have been working with bylaw officers, and admit it’s a complex situation.

Mounties say that since the fall of 2025, they, along with other agencies, have been working to address concerns at a home along Glengarry Crescent in Sherwood Park.

“We are aware of the concerns surrounding this property and are working with our law enforcement and support service partners to address the issues. We encourage residents to continue reporting criminal activity. Every report is assessed, investigated, and where grounds exist, enforcement action will be taken,” says Superintendent Barry Larocque, Officer in Charge of the Strathcona County RCMP Detachment.

But neighbours admit they are tired of waiting.

“Please leave. Just leave. We want you gone,” said Delplanque.

Rogers added, “I’m here on the news after a 12 hour day shift of work, screaming to the heavens to say please, please, please… help me, help you, help the community.”

Mounties ask that if anyone has any information regarding a possible crime at the home, they contact their local police detachment.