Crime & Courts

UPDATE: Deschambault Lake Woman missing after mushroom picking near Smeaton has been found

UPDATE: RCMP said they found Anne Marie Charles Friday morning. --Deschambault Lake RCMP are looking for a missing 67-year-old woman who disappeared while mushroom and berry picking.Anne Marie Charles...

Aug 18, 2023

Trial delayed for accused in Muskoday standoff

A trial that was to happen yesterday in Prince Albert Provincial Court has been delayed after witnesses were not present. Colton Lafond will back in front of a judge on September 1 for trial on anothe...

Aug 18, 2023

North Battleford woman's disappearance now considered suspicious

RCMP are asking for the public's help as they continue to try and find a woman who's been missing for over a month.Twenty-year-old Nitanas Scarlett was last seen on the 900 block of 102 Street in Nort...

Aug 17, 2023

Investigation underway in North Battleford as man found dead one day after being assaulted

RCMP are investigating what they believe to have been a homicide in North Battleford.On Wednesday, officers were called to a vacant house on 102nd Street where they found a deceased man. He's since be...

Aug 17, 2023

Travel club truck one of 40 vehicles stolen in last two weeks in Prince Albert

Prince Albert Police are warning people of an increase in stolen vehicles, saying that about 40 have been reported missing since the start of August.About one-half of those have been older model GMC/C...

Aug 17, 2023

PAPS hosting STEP blitz in city and area

Some residents in the Prince Albert area may have noticed and increased police presence in the city on Wednesday. That's because the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is hosting a Selective Traffic ...

Aug 16, 2023

‘Time to grow up,’ judge tells chronic thief who stole $4,500 earrings in P.A.

At 53, it is past time William Loyer grows up and starts dealing with the issues that have made him a chronic thief, Judge Thomas Healey said in Prince Albert Provincial Court this morning. Loyer plea...

Aug 16, 2023

Radio podcast on the Shell Lake Massacre

On Aug. 15, 1967, James and Evelyn Peterson and seven of their children were murdered in their home near Shell Lake in a shocking crime that still stands as one of the worst random mass murders in Can...

Aug 16, 2023

Mental health crisis reason for River Street standoff in Prince Albert

Prince Albert Police say a recent standoff on River Street West came about due to a mental health crisis. On Aug. 9, officers were called to an apartment building and tried to get a man to leave with ...

Aug 16, 2023

P.A. police looking for information after stolen vehicle left on its side on school playground

Prince Albert Police are asking for the public's help after a vehicle was stolen and then abandoned.Around 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 10, officers were called to St. John Community School after getting a repor...

Aug 16, 2023