Crime & Courts

Police investigating violent incidents at P.A. Correctional Centre

Three separate violent incidents at the men's correctional facility in Prince Albert are now part of an ongoing investigation by the Prince Albert Police Service and the Ministry of Corrections and Po...

Jan 21, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Community members assist RCMP by catching thieves

Community members are feeling relieved their neighbours are watching out for them after a tense situation north of Prince Albert that resulted in the arrest of two theft suspects, one of which was all...

Jan 21, 2020 (submitted photo)

Copper cable theft in Middle Lake

A copper cable theft in Middle Lake is under investigation.Sometime between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 19, a vehicle entered a business yard on Highway 20 in Middle Lake.The car was a grey two-door ...

Jan 21, 2020 (submitted photo/RCMP)

P.A. organizations discuss anti-gang strategy

P.A. community groups met on Monday to learn more about how they can work together to help a new anti-gang strategy coming to the city this spring.Among the nearly 100 people who filled the gym at the...

Jan 21, 2020 Dawn Robins (left) and Stan Tu’Inukuafe (right) take questions from the audience on the new anti-gang strategy. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Rural business owners concerned by rash of break and enters

After 10 break and enters occurred Friday apparently by the same suspects in the Blaine Lake and Spiritwood area, business owners are sharing their concerns. According to an RCMP advisory report, brea...

Jan 20, 2020 Surveillance photo from a break and enter in the Rabbit Lake region. (submitted photo)

Alberta pair arrested as police seize multiple weapons

Two people from Alberta are facing multiple charges after fleeing an officer on Saturday. Loon Lake RCMP received a report from the Pierceland detachment about a suspicious man in a farm yard driving ...

Jan 20, 2020 (Submitted photo/RCMP)

'I've never seen a shotgun from that angle': alleged car jacking victim shares story

As police search for the people responsible for an early morning armed robbery in Prince Albert, a 65-year-old man is sharing more about his encounter.For the purpose of anonymity paNOW has chosen not...

Jan 20, 2020 Prince Albert Police confirm they responded to a robbery Monday morning in the parking lot area at the Gateway Mall. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Provincial opposition leader makes stop in P.A.

The provincial opposition leader is prepared to make sure the government keeps its promise of a new hospital for Prince Albert.Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili said his party will be keeping an eye ...

Jan 20, 2020 Ryan Meili spoke with media Monday in Prince Albert at the office of P.A.-Northcote MLA Nicole Rancourt. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Snowmobile stolen from Cut Knife area recovered

A snowmobile stolen from a home in the R.M. of Cut Knife has since been recovered.Police report on Jan. 9 a 2018 green and black Arctic Cat M8000 snowmobile was taken from a residence.The snowmobile w...

Jan 20, 2020 RCMP report a snowmobile allegedly stolen from the Cut Knife area has since been recovered. (battlefordsNOW Staff)

Stolen vehicle: police say suspects could be armed

RCMP alerted the public to a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon and said the suspects in it could be armed.In a media release police asked the public to be on the look out for a stolen 2005, Honda, CRV, ...

Jan 20, 2020 (file photo)