Crime & Courts

'They don't seem concerned about getting caught': RM responds to spike in vehicle thefts

According to the newly elected Reeve for the Rural Municipality (RM) of Mervin, whatever is not nailed down seems to be at risk.Gerry Ritz is responding to a recent number of property crimes in the ar...

Dec 07, 2020

Meadow Lake man arrested following standoff with RCMP

Meadow Lake RCMP have arrested and charged a 40-year-old male, after a standoff that took place late Thursday evening into early Friday morning.Around 9:30 p.m. on December 3, RCMP officers arrived at...

Dec 04, 2020

Two accused in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation have cases adjourned

Two accused facing charges connected to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation had their cases adjourned in North Battleford provincial court Friday.Samuel Takakenew, 36, is charged with accessory...

Dec 04, 2020

Judge calls prison drug trafficking case 'unusual'

Prior to sentencing a man to 12 months in jail for selling drugs, a Prince Albert judge referred to the case as both unique and remarkable.Jerry Raymond Keewathin, 37, was sentenced Thursday at Prince...

Dec 04, 2020

Hudson Bay RCMP doesn’t foresee a trend following multiple drug seizures

Following the town's first drug related search warrants since 2008, Hudson Bay RCMP wants to tell residents not to be worrisome.In June 2020, counterfeit money cartons of illegal cigarettes, and drugs...

Dec 03, 2020

La Ronge RCMP searching for break-and-enter suspects

La Ronge RCMP members are investigating a break-and-enter that occurred at Keethanow Corner Grocery located on Bells Point Road.According to an RCMP media release, during the early hours of Nov. 30, t...

Dec 03, 2020

Case for one of four suspects in Gatzke homicide adjourned in court today

One of the four suspects facing charges related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke had his case adjourned in North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday.Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, is charged ...

Dec 03, 2020

RCMP investigating numerous break and enters in Muenster and Lake Lenore

Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP officers are investigating a number of break and enters in Muenster and Lake Lenore.Three buildings on Railway Street in Muenster were broken into between the hours of 8 p.m....

Dec 02, 2020

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

Woman takes police car for joyride, crashes into snowbank

The alleged actions of a 34-year-old woman last Friday morning in Prince Albert, might be considered bold even by a career criminal's standards.Around 7:30 a.m., a police car was stolen from the polic...

Dec 01, 2020