Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

RCMP member recalls disturbing scene during mass stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation
**Editor's Note: Some details in this article depict graphic scenes of violence.An intense moment unfolded between retired staff sergeant Darren Simons and the daughter of Earl Burns at the inquest in...
Jan 18, 2024

Recommendations for P.A. Police still big priority six months later
It's been exactly six months since the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) was given recommendations on how to improve their daily operations.According to Police Chief Patrick Nogier, implementation c...
Jan 18, 2024

RCMP charge woman for pointing firearm at officers in Little Red River
Prince Albert RCMP are charging a 19-year-old woman for allegedly pointing a firearm at officers.On Sunday afternoon, police received a report of a robbery at a home in Little Red River. They claim an...
Jan 18, 2024

170 km/hr drive to James Smith Cree Nation - responding officer testifies
Editor's note: This article contains some graphic descriptions of the events on Sept. 4, 2022. Both of the officers that were the first to respond to reports of stabbings on the James Smith Cree Natio...
Jan 17, 2024

RCMP name suspect after serious assault in Montreal Lake
A man facing several charges including robbery and aggravated assault is on the run.Saskatchewan RCMP's Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST) and Waskesiu/Montreal Lake Detachment are asking...
Jan 17, 2024

First-degree murder charges laid in 2022 Onion Lake death
Two people have been charged in an Onion Lake homicide that happened over a year and a half ago.On July 1, 2022, RCMP received a report of an injured man located in a camper next to a home in the Onio...
Jan 17, 2024

Trial dates set for Cumberland House murder case
Five days in September has been set aside to hear the circumstances surrounding a young woman's death at Cumberland House.That was confirmed during a pre-trial hearing on Monday at Court of King's Ben...
Jan 17, 2024

Detailed timeline of James Smith Cree Nation, Weldon stabbing deaths revealed
**Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence and coarse language that is disturbing.Day 2 of the Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing murders on the James Smith Cree Nation (JS...
Jan 16, 2024

La Ronge RCMP seize fentanyl
La Ronge RCMP recently seized more than 50 grams of fentanyl in the tri-communities. That's according to an RCMP media release, which states on Jan. 9 at approximately 2:50 p.m., police received a rep...
Jan 16, 2024

Violent crimes in P.A. see sizable increase in 2023
2023 was a busy year for the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS).According to the organization's yearly crime statistics, there were over 41,000 calls for service. This is down from the roughly 44,000...
Jan 16, 2024