Crime & Courts

'Somebody out there knows what happened': Dylan Chretien's mother makes plea for information

It's been a little more than three months since Brenda Chretien's son's body was found north of Prince Albert, and she is no closer to finding out who was responsible.Dylan Chretien, 30, was reported ...

Mar 06, 2020 The last photo Brenda Chretien has with her and her son Dylan Chretien. (Submitted photo/ Brenda Chretien)

Two LLRIB schools placed on lockdown due to 'firearms threat'

Two Lac La Ronge Indian Band schools were placed on lockdown this afternoon due to what police described as a potential firearms threat.According to an RCMP media release, at approximately 12:50 p.m. ...

Mar 06, 2020 A call for service outside Bells Point Elementary School was the focus of the investigation. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Trio charged after Melfort traffic stop

Three people face a variety of charges after a traffic stop in Melfort last month.Melfort Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan stopped a vehicle for several violations under the Traffic Safety Act d...

Mar 06, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Two charged in Melfort break and enters

A man and woman have been charged in relation to a string of break and enters.Taylor Lariviere, 28, of Prince Albert and Melissa Shmyr, 24, of Melfort, were both charged with assault and possession of...

Mar 06, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Drugs and weapons bust in P.A.

A 27-year-old woman and 55-year-old man are facing multiple charges after a drugs and weapons bust in Prince Albert Thursday morning.The P.A. Police Service said members of the Prince Albert Police St...

Mar 06, 2020 (Prince Albert Police Service)

Mother of son murdered at Sask. Pen demands answers from attorney general

Lauren Laithwaite, whose son was murdered in a maximum security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, says she wants answers from two of Canada's top officials on why legislation that could have prev...

Mar 06, 2020 Lauren Laithwaite outside Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Two more arrested in connection to disappearance of Humboldt man

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes North have arrested 42-year-old Steven Veilleux and 40-year-old Jodie Lynn Veilleux from Prince Albert in connection with the disappearance of Allan Douglas Garrioch...

Mar 05, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Local lawyer launches petition opposing curfew bylaw

A Prince Albert legal aid lawyer is raising concerns about the city's proposed back alley curfew. The bylaw would ban people from being in the alleyways from midnight to 6 a.m. Exceptions are also bei...

Mar 05, 2020 A Prince Albert legal aid lawyer has concerns about the city's proposed back alley bylaw. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Tyler Vandewater convicted of murdering cellmate at Sask. Pen

A man who stabbed his former cellmate over 60 times, has been found guilty of second degree murder and now faces a minimum sentence of life in prison with no parole for 10 years.Tyler Vandewater said ...

Mar 05, 2020 Tyler Vandewater, convicted of second-degree murder, leaving court. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Third arrest made in disappearance of Garrioch

The Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested a 21-year-old man in relation to the disappearance of 20-year-old Allan Douglas Garrioch of Humboldt.According to a media release, on March 3 members of the Saskatc...

Mar 04, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)