Crime & Courts

Suspects apprehended in Melfort

Two suspects have been arrested after separate incidents in Melfort.On Jan. 6 at 1:40 p.m., RCMP were called about a stolen vehicle in the 100 block of Broadway Avenue. Police spotted the suspect and ...

Jan 07, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Local business owner calls for changes at Gateway Mall following latest break-in

The owner of Stellar Gear says his store at Prince Albert's Gateway Mall will remain temporarily closed following a break-in over the weekend.Dana Cockwill told paNOW the break-in happened around 7:50...

Jan 06, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Walmart shooting suspect has Prince Albert connection

The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the Red Deer Walmart's parking lot has a Prince Albert connection. Chase Freed, 18, recently made his first court appearance and several sources close...

Jan 06, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Police looking for inmate who escaped in La Ronge

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody in La Ronge, Sask. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear at La Ronge Provincial Court today. Roughly around 12 p.m., he escaped custody whe...

Jan 05, 2020 John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Police looking for suspect in armed robbery

At 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning Battlefords RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery at a business on the 1700 block of 100th St. A lone man entered the business brandishing a weapon, threatened...

Jan 04, 2020 Police are asking for help identifying this man. (submitted/RCMP)

Woman, 24, missing from North Battleford

UPDATE: Lisa Emily Moyah has been located safe.Battleford's RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Lisa Emily Moyah of North Battleford. Moyah, 24, was last seen leaving the Beaver Hotel in...

Jan 04, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)

Suspicious sudden death near Turtleford now considered a homicide

A suspicious sudden death reported in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte area is now being investigated as a homicide.Turtleford RCMP report at about 5 p.m., Jan. 1, Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a ...

Jan 03, 2020 RCMP report a suspicious sudden death near Turtleford is now being investigated as a homicide. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Nikita Cook to stand trial next year connected to Tiki Laverdiere death

One of the eight people accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation will be headed to trial next year.Nikita Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and...

Jan 03, 2020 Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in 2021. (supplied/RCMP)

Candle Lake death investigation ongoing

More than three months after a man was found dead at his apartment in Candle Lake, there are still many more questions than answers.Toller Klassen, 43, was arrested hours after the body of Tom "Buck" ...

Jan 03, 2020 A picture of the RCMP at the Fisher Trading Post on Sept. 23, 2019, where Tom "Buck" Borson both lived and worked prior to his death. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Five New Year's Eve impaired driving complaints in Prince Albert

A 59-year-old women is charged with impaired driving following a motor vehicle accident that happened just before 2 a.m. on New Year's Day.The incident occurred in the 3200 Block of Second Ave. W.The ...

Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)