Crime & Courts

Prince Albert Police Service introduces new Firearm Amnesty Program

The Prince Albert Police Service is now accepting illegal or unwanted firearms and ammunition as part of the Firearm Amnesty Program.According to a media release, residents who want to voluntarily giv...

Oct 21, 2021

Man charged with break-and-enters

La Ronge RCMP have made an arrest after multiple break-ins in the tri-community within the last week. According to an RCMP media release, officers have been able to connect two break-and-enters to 35-...

Oct 20, 2021

Search underway for local teens

UPDATE: As of Nov. 25 at 6:30 a.m. the RCMP have reported Josaiha Chickosis has been located and confirmed to be safe.-Battlefords RCMP are asking the public for assistance as they search for three mi...

Oct 20, 2021

Nikita Cook sentenced to first degree murder in Tiki Laverdiere homicide

One of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder at Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Tuesday. Nik...

Oct 19, 2021

Police requesting information regarding location of two wanted individuals

The Meadow Lake RCMP Detachment is advising the community of two individuals wanted on outstanding warrants.Police are asking the public to share any information they may have regarding the location o...

Oct 19, 2021

Government allocates annual funds for Prince Albert policing initiatives

As in previous years, the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety is providing the Prince Albert Police Service with funding through the Municipal Police Grants program.This year $3.24 mil...

Oct 19, 2021

Overall crime numbers down in town in latest RCMP report

There was some good news for the Town of Battleford this week. The municipality saw lower overall numbers in the latest RCMP crime report for the town, for the July to September period.Battlefords RCM...

Oct 19, 2021

Adult and youth charged in connection with a shooting in Nipawin

Two people are now in custody after a shooting in Nipawin. Around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 15, the Nipawin RCMP received a report of shots fired near Fifth Street West. A female victim was found with gunshot...

Oct 18, 2021

One of accused in Damian Moosomin homicide case scheduled for preliminary hearing

One of the individuals facing charges related to the death of Damian Moosomin last year is now scheduled for a preliminary hearing in 2022.Tye Partridge, 24, of Moosomin First Nation, has been charged...

Oct 18, 2021

Preliminary hearing coming up for one of suspects in Gatzke homicide case

The case for one of the suspects related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 is set for a preliminary inquiry next month. Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, is charged with secon...

Oct 18, 2021