Drumheller General Investigation Services assist in extortion investigation

Provincial
Written By The Oyen Echo

Drumheller General Investigation Service (GIS) assisted Halton Regional Police Service with executing a search warrant and laying charges in relation to an online extortion investigation.

In December of 2022, Halton Regional Police Service received information that a suspect was using various social media platforms to coerce a victim (an adult male) into sending money. The suspect obtained intimate images of the victim and then threatened to distribute the images online if payment was not made.

Investigators with Halton Regional Police Service Criminal Investigations Bureau launched an eight-month investigation which identified the suspect residing in the Province of Alberta.

On Aug. 16, 2023, Drumheller RCMP, including Drumheller GIS and Strathmore GIS, arrested Brandon Bulechowsky (25), a resident of Nacmine, Alta. He has been charged with:

  • Extortion

  • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime

  • Fail to Comply with Probation

Bulechowsky was released on an Undertaking to appear via CCTV on Sept. 12, 2023, in Halton Court.

The Oyen Echo
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