A Calgary woman has been charged with extortion and more following what the RCMP says was a lengthy probe. Mounties out of Cochrane, Alta., took Andrea Petzold into custody on Thursday. The 42-year-old was charged with extortion, uttering threats, possession of a prohibited firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon. Her arrest followed a May 17 raid on a property in Calgary by local police and RCMP officers. Police say at that time, officers seized a prohibited handgun stored with prohibited loaded magazines, ammunition, computers, computer tablets and cell phones. The investigation began in October 2022 when the RCMP says it "received a report of an individual attempting to extort money from the victim and threatening to release to the public a reportedly fake video." Petzold has been released. She is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Aug. 25.
