Crime & Courts

RCMP Report: Assaults, axe-swinging man lead week's numbers

Police were kept busy dealing with a number of assaults this past week in the Battlefords.A woman was allegedly assaulted while walking on a road near the town of Battleford. According to Battlefords ...

Dec 07, 2022

Former Exec. Director of North Sask Special Needs enters guilty plea to fraud

A former executive director of the NorthSask.Special Needs (NSN) Program Inc., a non-profit organization in La Ronge that assists individuals with disabilities, has entered a guilty plea to fraud.Deri...

Dec 07, 2022

Three people arrested after Melfort traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs, guns and cash

What was originally just supposed to be just a regular traffic stop, turned into a whole lot more.Back on Friday, Dec. 2, Melfort RCMP Combined Traffic Services Section (CTSS) conducted a traffic stop...

Dec 06, 2022

Sask. gun owners worry federal government will soon take all firearms

Despite assurances from the prime minister that hunting rifles will not be banned, Saskatchewan gun owners say they are fed up with the government's proposed changes to Bill C-21.The federal Liberals ...

Dec 06, 2022

Unique wedding ring stolen in weekend theft spree

A resident of the East Flat area is hoping to find her wedding ring that was stolen from her kitchen island Friday night. When Caryleena Adam woke up on Saturday morning, her house on Fifth Street Eas...

Dec 06, 2022

Prince Albert Police investigate dozens of vehicle vandalisms

Prince Albert's city councillor for Ward 3 says more police patrols are needed at night.Tony Head's comment comes in the wake of a number of reports over the weekend involving damage to and theft from...

Dec 06, 2022

Man with gun at convenience store receives over three-year prison sentence

A man who entered a Prince Albert convenience store with a loaded sawed off shotgun strapped to his leg, has received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence. Kelsey Lee Stewart, 30, appeared Monday a...

Dec 05, 2022

Melfort RCMP still searching for stolen skid steer from Kinistino business

A stolen skid steer has now been missing for over a month.An investigation from the Melfort RCMP determined the skid steer was stolen from a business in Kinistino, sometime between Friday, Oct. 28 and...

Dec 05, 2022

Two people charged after drug seizure in Montreal Lake Cree Nation

Two people have been arrested and charged after police found drugs and other items in a home on Montreal Lake Cree Nation.On Dec. 2, RCMP searched the home with help from RCMP Police Dog Services. Ins...

Dec 05, 2022

Convicted killer found at home in La Ronge

The man convicted of killing a restaurant owner in La Ronge in April 2017 had been re-captured by police. Austin Bird, 24, was out of jail on statutory release following the killing of Simon Grant, a ...

Dec 02, 2022