Crime & Courts

Guns and drug seizures on the rise in P.A in 2020; police make gains addressing property crime

There were some definite highs and lows for the Prince Albert Police Service last year, in terms of various crime related trends. One of the more noticeable spikes came with incidents related to arson...

Jan 25, 2021

Meadow Lake RCMP report to three gunshot incidents on weekend, believe local gangs are involved

Throughout the weekend, Meadow Lake RCMP responded to three different incidents where gunshots were fired. According to a Sunday release, RCMP believe the situations "were not random in nature and sev...

Jan 24, 2021

Police arrest homicide suspect

The Prince Albert Police Service has confirmed that a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested. Joseph Curtis Madden, 26, was arrested at a residence in the 1300 Block of Main Street in S...

Jan 23, 2021

Warrant out for arrest of Big River Man after an alleged sexual assault

UPDATE: Police have reported the Ahtahkakoop RCMP arrested Skylar Lachance without incident on March 3. He will make his first appearance at Prince Albert Provincial court on March 9 at 10 a.m.-There ...

Jan 23, 2021

RCMP ask for public assistance in homicide investigation

Battlefords RCMP are renewing their plea to the public for assistance in a homicide investigation, related to a structure fire on January 19.The fire at an abandoned residence located north of the Jun...

Jan 22, 2021

Prince Albert police officer named new coordinator of provincial Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE)

The person in charge of Saskatchewan's Internet Child Exploitation unit (ICE), will be based out of Prince Albert.Staff Sgt. Shawn Stubbs has been appointed the new provincial coordinator, for a term ...

Jan 22, 2021

Spiritwood RCMP investigating vehicle theft

Spiritwood RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a stolen vehicle.The detachment was made aware of a White 2019 Nissan Sentra stolen from within the Town of Spiritwood. It has a licence pl...

Jan 22, 2021

Stabbing suspect released from custody

A man involved in a stabbing incident at a Meadow Lake residence has been released from custody and is set to appear in court in late February. Eighteen-year-old Max Reilly Bear was arrested by RCMP o...

Jan 22, 2021

'This was your last chance': bus driver assault leads to jail sentence

A woman who punched a Prince Albert city bus driver on the chin, after being refused entry onto the bus, has received a three-month jail sentence.Maxine Charles, 29, appeared via video Friday morning ...

Jan 22, 2021

What'sHappeningNOW Jan. 21, 2021

Senior reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about a young woman receiving a 15 month jail sentence in connection with a drive-by shooting last October.

Jan 21, 2021