Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

'Our family needs closure': Prince Albert triple homicide case adjourned again
Nearly 10 months after losing his grandson and nearly losing his granddaughter, Prince Albert's Corey Ferchoff says he's tired of court delays and wants closure for the family.The latest court hearing...
Jan 13, 2021

Preliminary hearings set for two suspects in Gatzke homicide
Preliminary hearings have been set for two of the suspects in custody facing charges related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019.Jacob Ballantyne, Isaac Melko, Charles McLean and a ...
Jan 13, 2021

Prince Albert homicide victim remembered as 'great kid' and 'devoted father'
UPDATE: Prince Albert Police issued a second request for the public's assistance Monday, Jan.18, in locating 26-year-old Joseph Curtis MADDEN, who is charged in connection with the death of 21-year-ol...
Jan 13, 2021

Murder charge laid in 2018 Buffalo Narrows homicide
A 67-year-old man from Buffalo Narrows has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Jason Chartier. That's according to an RCMP press release, which states the Saskatchewan R...
Jan 13, 2021

Judge orders new election for Buffalo Narrows
Residents of Buffalo Narrows will be voting for a new council after last year's election was ruled invalid.That decision was made Jan. 7 by Justice Gary Meschisknick at Battleford Court of Queen's Ben...
Jan 12, 2021

Meadow Lake confinement case adjourned for second time
An accused suspect in a forcible confinement case had his bail hearing pushed back for the second time since his initial court date. Thirty-one-year-old Tyson Eldridge was set to proceed with his show...
Jan 12, 2021

Inmates growing restless as active cases drop at Sask. Penitentiary
While the number of active cases at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary continues to drop, a man serving a five-and-a-half year sentence at the institution is calling for some form of compensation if restri...
Jan 12, 2021

Drugs and weapons seized in search warrant
Members of the Prince Albert Police Street Enforcement Team (SET) and the Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) charged several people following a weapons and drug investigation on Jan. 8. The Specia...
Jan 11, 2021

Saskatoon Police charge La Ronge, Air Ronge residents with cocaine possession
Three residents from the tri-communities are facing charges after Saskatoon Police allegedly found them with cocaine and a gun.That's according to a press release, which states at approximately 7:15 p...
Jan 11, 2021

Man sentenced after pleading guilty to kidnapping in Laverdiere case
One of the individuals facing charges related to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation pleaded guilty to kidnapping in North Battleford Provincial Court Monday.Charles St. Savard from Edmonton wa...
Jan 11, 2021