Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

'I'm down to die': Chilling texts, interviews describe days before James Smith killings
The jury at the Coroner's Inquest on the deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon being held in Melfort heard some increasingly ominous messaging leading up to the stabbings.Staff Serge...
Jan 15, 2024
Sentencing delayed again for Prince Albert child luring case
Due to a last minute breakdown in the agreed statement of facts, a man who has previously entered guilty pleas to a number of offences including child luring and sexual assault, is now seeking a new l...
Jan 15, 2024

Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force sees success with SGI support
The Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force have been better able to tackle crime in the community with help from SGI.The RCMP reports the Gang Task Force received covert surveillance vehicles from SGI last ...
Jan 15, 2024

'Dealing with a lot': Coroner's inquest into Saskatchewan mass killing set to begin
A coroner's inquest into the mass killing on a Saskatchewan First Nation is set to begin today (Jan. 15).Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in th...
Jan 15, 2024

'Our family has fallen apart': Sentencing begins for Winnipeg man who killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck
Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can't be filled.She told a sentencing hearing Thursday th...
Jan 13, 2024

P.A. RCMP look for driveby shooter at trailer court
Prince Albert RCMP are looking for information on who shot bullets into a trailer home and the vehicle parked outside of it early Friday morning. Police confirmed the incident happened at the Driftwoo...
Jan 12, 2024

West Flat home charred by fire
A house fire in Prince Albert's West Flat neighbourhood is currently under investigation.On Thursday, at approximately 12 p.m., members of the Prince Albert Fire Dept. responded to the 1000 block of R...
Jan 12, 2024

Truck flees attempted traffic stop near Beatty
RCMP in Melfort are looking for the owner of a vehicle suspected of fleeing an attempted traffic stop.An officer patrolling Highway 3 near Beatty on Monday attempted to pull a vehicle over after clock...
Jan 12, 2024

Be careful when letting vehicles run during cold weather: Melfort RCMP
The colder temperatures mean most of us are warming up our vehicles before driving away.But Melfort's RCMP detachment commander is cautioning drivers about the dangers of leaving vehicles unsecured wh...
Jan 11, 2024

RCMP release more details on arson in RM of Prince Albert
A 34-year-old man accused of lighting the fire that destroyed a mini storage building on the south side of Prince Albert remains in custody.Floyd Isbister was arrested about 40 minutes after RCMP were...
Jan 11, 2024