Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Verdict reserved in Vandewater murder trial
It's up to a Court of Queen's Bench Justice to determine whether Tyler Vandewater was defending himself when he stabbed his prison cellmate to death. The 31-year-old was charged with second degree mur...
Feb 05, 2020 The fate of Tyler Vandewater is now in the hands of a Queen's Bench Justice. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
La Ronge homicide suspect arrested in P.A.
After evading police for weeks, one of the accused in the Sheena Billette homicide investigation was arrested yesterday.Members of the Prince Albert Police Service arrested Charlie Napthalie Charles, ...
Feb 05, 2020 Police issued this photo of Charlie Napthalie Charles when they requested the public to supply any information on his whereabouts. (Supplied photo/RCMP)
Inquest to be conducted on Sask. Penitentiary inmate's death
A man's death in a cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary almost three years ago will be the subject of a public inquest starting on Feb. 24, at the Coronet Hotel.Curtis Cozart, 30, was found unrespons...
Feb 05, 2020 Curtis Cozart was found unresponsive in his cell at the Saskathcewan Penitentiary on May 23, 2017. (submitted photo)
RCMP looking for help in solving break, enter, and theft in Lanigan
The Lanigan RCMP are looking for the suspects in a recent crime in Lanigan, and the unique van they were driving might help.According to a media release, on January 30th, suspects broke into a shed at...
Feb 05, 2020 (Submitted Photo/Lanigan RCMP)
'There was no excuse for this': guilty pleas in care home threats case
The two men who traumatized staff and residents at Prince Albert's Herb Bassett care home last fall, have been released from custody and instructed by a judge not to set foot again near the facility.R...
Feb 04, 2020 A photo taken of Herb Bassett Home at the time of the incident last September. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
'Violence in jails is a big concern': judge doubles suggested sentence for offender
One of the men involved in a three-on-one attack at Prince Albert Correctional Centre last December, was on the receiving end of a Prince Albert judge's rebuke Tuesday morning.Dallas Fulton, 23, plead...
Feb 04, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Carrot River man missing in Calgary
UPDATE: A missing Carrot River man who was reported missing in Calgary has been found dead.The body of 47-year-old Sheldon Wolf was discovered Tuesday in a rural area north of Airdrie, Alta.Police sai...
Feb 04, 2020 Sheldon Wolf, from Carrot River, went missing in Calgary. (submitted photo/Calgary Police Service)
RCMP looking for suspects after break and enter, attempted robbery in Macklin
Unity RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating three men who broke into a local Macklin business last week and attempted to steal from the ATM inside. The incident occurred on Jan. 27, at ...
Feb 04, 2020 Three men attempted to break into an ATM in a Macklin business Jan. 27. (submitted photo/Unity RCMP)
'I'm not just gonna sit there and let the guy kill me': accused defends killing cellmate
A man accused of murder admitted to stabbing his prison cellmate to death, but said he did it out of self defence. Tyler Vandewater, 31, testified today at Prince Albert's Court of Queen's Bench in th...
Feb 03, 2020 Photo taken of the mattress at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, where Chris Van Camp's body was found the morning of June 7, 2017. (supplied/Court of Queen's Bench)
RCMP respond to threats with a firearm at Waterhen Lake school
The principal of a local school is responding to a parent's complaint after Waweyekisik Educational Center on Waterhen Lake First Nation was placed on hold and secure on Friday. Meadow Lake RCMP confi...
Feb 03, 2020 (file photo/meadowlakeNOW)