Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Union votes no-confidence in Prince Albert police chief
Citing frustrations with communication and leadership style, the union representing Prince Albert's police officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of non-confidence in Police Chief Jon Bergen.Ove...
Mar 11, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 2: Stabbings, assaults, elderly woman robbed
Battlefords RCMP arrested two people in two separate stabbing incidents last week.At residence west of Battleford on March 3, a man was found suffering from a stab wound to the torso and had to be tra...
Mar 11, 2022

Two officers suspended following child’s death
Two members of the Prince Albert Police have been suspended with pay from active duty following the death of a 13-month-old child who was allegedly killed by his father hours after police attended a r...
Mar 10, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 1: Multiple break-ins, vehicle thefts again
Break-ins continue to occur in the Battlefords, with winter weather still in effect.Battlefords RCMP located and arrested 23 year-old Romellow Meechance on March 5. This occurred near the scene of a b...
Mar 10, 2022

PAPS calling for assistance in Dent Crescent damage investigation
Prince Albert Police Service are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in a willful damage investigation in the 3300 block of Dent Crescent.In an available photo, the suspect is seen...
Mar 10, 2022

Red Pheasant says RCMP acted too late in homicide investigation
Red Pheasant Cree Nation is calling for the RCMP to have a more proactive approach to dealings within the community following the discovery of a suspected homicide earlier in the week.Chief Clint Wutt...
Mar 10, 2022

Violent incident at Prince Albert retail store proceeds to trial
A woman accused of bear spraying a Prince Albert store employee, after allegedly getting caught stealing, has entered not guilty pleas.As per a discussion Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial ...
Mar 10, 2022

Public advised of recently released offender in Big River First Nation
Saskatchewan RCMP have put out a public safety advisory, stating that a man convicted of violent and sex-related crimes has been released.Early this morning, 38-year-old Bradley Cory Keenatch shared w...
Mar 10, 2022

Sask. RCMP investigate cat-napping
Saskatchewan RCMP are looking for two suspects, who allegedly broke into someone's apartment, and stole a cat. The strange tale happened in Stoughton on Feb.13, and as of Wednesday, the cat has not co...
Mar 09, 2022

Man dies in Sask. Penitentiary while serving over two-year sentence
Correctional Service Canada is reporting Brendan Vermette, an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert has died.Vermette was serving a sentence of two years, eight months and eight day...
Mar 09, 2022