Crime & Courts

Ring thief receives 30 days in jail

A woman who helped steal multiple items from the Prince Albert Raiders' coaching staff including tablets, laptops and two WHL Championship rings, claims the theft happened after the door to the coach'...

Mar 11, 2020 (Twitter/PA Raiders)

'Why would anybody be that cruel?': baby lambs found discarded south of Prince Albert

A possible case of animal cruelty is being investigated by the Prince Albert RCMP detachment.Last week the stiffened remains of four baby lambs were discovered near the junction of Highways 2 and 11. ...

Mar 10, 2020 (submitted photo/Wendy Fyrk)

North Battleford man facing second-degree murder charge related to woman's death

A North Battleford man is facing a charge of second-degree murder related to a woman who was found deceased in a home Sunday. Police reported Tuesday that North Battleford RCMP received a request to c...

Mar 10, 2020 A North Battleford man is facing a second-degree murder charge related to a woman who was found deceased Sunday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

RCMP investigate death of Sask Pen. inmate

A man with less than three months remaining on his sentence at Saskatchewan Penitentiary has died and the cause remains under investigation.Curtis McKenzie, 27, died while in custody on March 9, 2020....

Mar 10, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

19-year-old arrested on weapons-related charges

A 19-year-old is facing weapons-related charges following an investigation by the Prince Albert Police Service's Integrated Crime Reduction Team. Officers found the man, who was wanted on an outstandi...

Mar 10, 2020 (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Court rules in favour of former MNS treasurer

Mary Ann Morin will remain treasurer of the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MNS), according to a decision released Tuesday by a Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench Justice. Morin was elected treasurer i...

Mar 10, 2020 Mary Ann Morin outside Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench on Dec. 20, 2019. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Elderly female driver killed in two-vehicle collision near Green Lake

An elderly female driver has died in a two-vehicle collision near Green Lake Sunday.Police reported Monday that Green Lake RCMP received a report on Sunday at about 2:15 p.m. of a two-vehicle collisio...

Mar 09, 2020 RCMP continue to investigate following a fatal two-vehicle collision near Green Lake Sunday. (File photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

P.A. man fined for hunting on First Nations territory

A man caught illegally hunting on Indigenous land faces over a $1,000 in fines and has been told he cannot own a hunting licence for two years.Doug Risling, 59, appeared at Prince Albert Provincial Co...

Mar 09, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP searching for suspect in cattle pharmaceutical theft near Lanigan

A break-in east of Lanigan has local RCMP asking the public for some as they work to track down a suspect.After breaking into a business on Highway 761, the suspect stole over $11,000 worth of pharmac...

Mar 09, 2020 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Tagger faces thousands of dollars in fines

A man with 20 charges related to graffiti, will avoid jail time but does face over $5,500 in fines. Travis Billette, 34, was one of five people charged after the incidents in early December. Gang tags...

Mar 06, 2020 This property in the 1100 block of 18th St. W was one of several addresses vandalized on Dec. 11, 2019. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)