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CTV News
30-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Edmonton woman released from jail on fraudulent papers arrested in B.C.
Edmonton Watch Mackenzie-Dawn Hardy has been arrested in B.C. after being mistakenly released from jail in Edmonton in April.
CTV News
29-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Alberta woman released from jail on fraudulent paperwork arrested in B.C.
Mackenzie-Dawn Hardy in a video posted to TikTok on May 24. An Edmonton woman who was released from jail on fraudulent paperwork has been arrested. Mackenzie-Dawn Hardy, 24, was arrested along with David Joseph Wood, 27, on Tuesday by Mounties in Revelstoke, B.C. Police say the pair was observed walking away from a stolen vehicle. They were arrested without incident. Hardy was charged with escaping lawful custody. Wood was charged with assisting the escape of a prisoner, identity fraud, and uttering a forged document. Hardy was released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre northeast of Edmonton on April 25 after officials there received paperwork that her charges had been stayed. Hardy spent much of the last month posting videos to social media claiming she was too smart for police to catch her. Warning: Graphic language. An Alberta-wide warrant was issued for her arrest last week. In an interview with CTV News last Thursday she claimed she didn't know the release papers were fake and said she planned to turn herself into police the following day. RCMP confirmed to CTV News Edmonton on Monday that Hardy had not turned herself in. Hardy was in jail awaiting trial on the following charges: possession of stolen property over $5,000; two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000; impaired driving; flight from peace officer; operation while prohibited; two counts of fraudulent concealment; possession of a controlled substance - meth; operation while prohibited; and two counts of failing to comply with a release order. Police said the public was not initially notified of her release because she is not considered dangerous.
Winnipeg Free Press
21-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Arrest warrant issued for Alberta woman released from jail with fake documents
EDMONTON – An arrest warrant has been issued for an Alberta woman who was released from jail last month with alleged fake documents. Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was charged with several offences, including possession of stolen property, impaired driving and flight from police, after she was arrested in March. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service says Hardy was released from custody after staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre near Edmonton were shown documents indicating her charges had been stayed. Spokeswoman Michelle Davio says the use of the alleged false documents is being investigated by police. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says an Alberta-wide warrant has been issued for Hardy and efforts are being made to extend it Canada-wide. A woman identifying herself as Hardy has posted videos on the social media platform TikTok, where she taunts law enforcement and denies the papers were fake. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 21, 2025.
Toronto Star
21-05-2025
- Toronto Star
Arrest warrant issued for Alberta woman released from jail with fake documents
EDMONTON - An arrest warrant has been issued for an Alberta woman who was released from jail last month with alleged fake documents. Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was charged with several offences, including possession of stolen property, impaired driving and flight from police, after she was arrested in March. The Alberta Crown Prosecution Service says Hardy was released from custody after staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre near Edmonton were shown documents indicating her charges had been stayed. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Spokeswoman Michelle Davio says the use of the alleged false documents is being investigated by police. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says an Alberta-wide warrant has been issued for Hardy and efforts are being made to extend it Canada-wide. A woman identifying herself as Hardy has posted videos on the social media platform TikTok, where she taunts law enforcement and denies the papers were fake. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 21, 2025.
Edmonton Journal
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Edmonton Journal
Released from Fort Saskatchewan jail on fake papers, woman on the lam
Article content Freed from Fort Saskatchewan jail last month by what officials are calling faked release papers, 24-year-old Mackenzie Dawn Hardy is posting her way into 15 minutes of fame, taunting law enforcement on TikTok. 'My name is Mackenzie, and I got a funny story to tell you guys, so the government f—ed up, and I'm an escaped inmate right now, they are not gonna catch me because I'm two, one step ahead of them…,' she posted.
