Crime & Courts

Weapon and drug charge in Big River First Nation

RCMP arrested a 32-year-old female after stopping a vehicle on the Big River First Nation in the early hours of this morning.According to a media release, at 1:30 a.m. police attempted to stop a vehic...

Jan 31, 2020 (Submitted photo/Big River RCMP)

Police seek double B&E suspects

Prince Albert police have released CCTV images of two suspects believed to be responsible for two incidents mid-week.A break and enter happened at one of the auto dealerships on the 100 Block of 38th ...

Jan 31, 2020 Moustachioed man. (submitted/PA Police Service)

Two Onion Lake men facing charges after allegedly ramming into police vehicle in escape attempt

Two Onion Lake men are facing charges after allegedly ramming into a police vehicle while attempting to flee in a stolen vehicle in an incident Wednesday.RCMP report on Jan. 29 Onion Lake RCMP detachm...

Jan 31, 2020 Two Onion Lake men are facing charges following an alleged incident Wednesday. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

"We don't really know where's he going to stay tonight," P.A. judge raises concerns with thief's release

The correctional system has sometimes been referred to as a revolving door, but for a man from James Smith Cree Nation, who had been in custody over 120 days, the door was temporarily closed until the...

Jan 30, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Police search for missing 15-year-old

UPDATE:Prince Albert Police confirmed in a media release Thursday Feb.6, that Heaven Rabbitskin had been located. The department thanked the media and the public for their assistance. ---The Prince Al...

Jan 30, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP asking for help in solving gas-and-dash in Nipawin

Nipawin RCMP are looking to the public for some help in solving a gas-and-dash.The incident happened on Nov. 30. Police said the male suspect drove a truck with Dodge Ram logos on the side windows, an...

Jan 30, 2020 (Facebook/Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)

Police searching for two people for suspected fraud

The Prince Albert Police Service are searching for a man and a woman, following a potential fraud incident on Jan. 4.According to a media release, at the 1100 Block of Third Ave. W. a local man report...

Jan 30, 2020 Surveillance photo. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

Battlefords RCMP investigating cellphone "porting" scam in local area

Battlefords RCMP is investigating what is known as a cellphone "porting" scam after receiving a report from a local family impacted.A number of residents and businesses in parts of Saskatchewan were r...

Jan 29, 2020 Battlefords RCMP are investigating what is known as a cellphone porting scam, a type of identity theft that is bilking residents and businesses in parts of Saskatchewan out of significant savings. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City seeks assistance in identifying those responsible for illegal disposal

The City of Meadow Lake is seeking the public's assistance is locating individuals who have illegally dumped large waste on private land. According to city manager Diana Burton, the city is not involv...

Jan 29, 2020 (submitted photo/Voyent Alert)

Cochin-area murder case scheduled for trial this May

The case involving a Cochin-area man facing a second-degree murder charge is now scheduled for trial this May.Joshua Roy Tucker, 27, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death o...

Jan 29, 2020 Joshua Roy Tucker who is facing a charge of second-degree murder is scheduled to stand trial at Queen's Bench Court in May. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)