Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Two adults, four children found dead in Ottawa-area home, police say
UPDATE: The names of the victims and the suspect in custody have been released.Darshani Banbaranayake Gama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35; her four children Inuka, 7, Ashwini, 4, Rinyana, 2, ...
Mar 07, 2024

Trial hears machete-wielding suspect was Tased after jumping out window
A drone that entered a residence to provide police with a better look at the suspect inside was smashed with a machete.That was among the details heard Wednesday at Court of King's Bench in Prince Alb...
Mar 06, 2024

Prince Albert Police officer enters not guilty pleas in assault case
A Prince Albert Police officer, facing three charges of assault, is maintaining his innocence.Const. Dillon Husky was not present when his matters were discussed Wednesday afternoon at Prince Albert P...
Mar 06, 2024

Armed man scheduled to appear in North Battleford court
A 37-year-old man is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court today (March 6) following an arrest Monday afternoon on Highway 16 near Delmas. The Battlefords RCMP learned there was an ...
Mar 06, 2024

Police investigate vehicle fire at fenced-in compound
A pair of vehicles, parked in a fenced-in compound in Prince Albert, have been destroyed by fire.The incident occurred Tuesday evening in the 100 block of 13th Street East.Both the city's fire dept. a...
Mar 06, 2024

RCMP searching for wanted man
La Ronge RCMP is asking the public to report sightings and information on the whereabouts of 28-year-old Jared Gale.That's according to a media release issued Tuesday, which states on Nov. 8 Gale was ...
Mar 06, 2024

Man shot by P.A. police last year had guns, ammo in backpack and outstanding warrants
Johnathon Gardiner, the 34-year-old le--la-Crosse man shot dead by a Prince Albert Police officer early in 2023 was carrying a replica handgun and a sawed off .22 rifle with a missing stock along with...
Mar 06, 2024

Standoff at MLCN proceeds to trial
RCMP officers testifying at a trial in Prince Albert, described how a routine arrest escalated quickly after hearing what sounded like a gunshot from inside a house.William "Billy" Henderson, the man ...
Mar 05, 2024

Meadow Lake CRT makes a dent in local drug scene
During patrols by Meadow Lake by RCMP's Meadow Lake Crime Reduction Team (CRT) on Feb. 27, a traffic stop yielded a successful seizure of weaponry and drugs. The officer found a machete, 13 pills and ...
Mar 05, 2024

Dangerous offender status for man behind attack at Sask. Penitentiary
A man with a history of violent assaults and stabbings in northern Saskatchewan received an indeterminate prison sentence after the courts declared him a dangerous offender, seeking to protect the pub...
Mar 05, 2024