Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Police recover stolen rings
Six people are facing charges in connection to a break-in at the Prince Albert Raiders' office last month.Among the items taken were two championship rings, along with computer and laptop equipment. A...
Feb 10, 2020 (Twitter/P.A. Raiders)
Checkosis sentencing for accessory in Laverdiere homicide adjourned
Brent Checkosis will have to wait a bit longer to hear his sentence on his accessory after the fact to murder charge at Queen's Bench Court in Battleford.While court heard submissions today, the sente...
Feb 10, 2020 Brent Checkosis enters Court of Queen's Bench Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)
Gronlid man pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking charges
(submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)A Gronlid man recently pleaded guilty in Melfort Provincial Court to charges stemming from a lengthy wildlife trafficking investigation. Sixty-four-year-old Ra...
Feb 10, 2020 (submitted photo/Ministry of Environment)
RCMP looking for woman suspected of thefts in Nipawin
Nipawin RCMP are asking for the public's assistance is locating a 35-year-old woman for numerous outstanding charges.Ericka Settee is wanted for theft, mischief and break and enter.Settee is the suspe...
Feb 10, 2020 Ericka Settee is wanted by Nipawin RCMP (Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)
Calgary Police arrest suspect believed to be responsible for Carrot River man's homicide
Calgary Police Service arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a Carrot River man.An autopsy completed on Friday, Feb. 7 confirmed 47-year-old Sheldon Wolf's death was a homicide.Evidence c...
Feb 08, 2020 Calgary Police arrested a man believed to be responsible for the homicide of Carrot River's Sheldon Wolf. (submitted photo/Calgary Police Service)
Conservation officers seek public assistance involving poached moose near St. Brieux
A calf moose was shot from the roadway nearly seven miles east of St. Brieux.Humboldt conservation officers received information regarding the shot moose on Feb. 1 and discovered it shot and gutted wi...
Feb 07, 2020 A calf moose was illegally hunted near St. Brieux on Feb. 1 (Sasktips/Facebook).
La Ronge RCMP warn of tougher distracted driving penalties
La Ronge RCMP members are reminding motorists of tougher distracted driving penalties that came into effect at the beginning of February. According to the public service announcement, drivers charged ...
Feb 07, 2020 RCMP warn distracted driving penalties have more than doubled. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. man facing drug and theft charges set for show cause hearing
A man facing charges in La Ronge, Melfort, and Prince Albert has his show cause hearing adjourned.Gerald Laliberte, 38, appeared in Melfort Provincial Court on Thursday, Feb. 6. He was scheduled to go...
Feb 06, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. contemplates motion sensor lights to reduce crime
The city of Prince Albert will consider partnering with businesses to allow residents to purchase motion sensor lights at cost. The idea is modelled off a similar program in North Battleford and aimed...
Feb 05, 2020 The North Battleford Fire Department installs one of the first motion sensor lights as part of a neighborhood watch program. (File Photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)