Crime & Courts

One charged after attempted ATM theft in Edam

One man is charged after he tried to steal an ATM from a business in Edam. Turtleford RCMP said they were called to a business on Main St. on Nov. 3 at around 6 a.m. after an alarm was tripped and fou...

Nov 06, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

City approves $17.2 million police budget

Prince Albert city council has approved a $17.2 million police budget for 2020, up $500,000 from last year. Spending on the department accounts for around a quarter of the entire city budget. The city...

Nov 06, 2019 Prince Albert Police Service Chief Jon Bergen speaks to councillors at Tuesday's budget deliberations (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)

Special needs man attacked over red bandana, says family

**Warning: this story contains a graphic photo.A 20-year-old man is back home recovering after a harrowing ordeal Tuesday night, which led to him being stabbed in the back by a group of strangers.The ...

Nov 06, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Crystal Murray)

Charges laid, following gun-related incident in Birch Hills

A 29-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection to a tense situation in Birch Hills last week in which the local school was temporarily placed on alert.Early Friday morning, police respo...

Nov 06, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Dallas Primeau

Wanted by Prince Albert Police Service for assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon and unlawfully is a dwelling.

Nov 06, 2019 Dallas Primeau, 29. (submitted photo/PAPS)

Another armed hold-up in P.A.

Prince Albert Police responded to a second armed robbery in the city within a 24-hour period. On Monday evening around 7:15 p.m., police were dispatched to a business within the 2800 block of Sixth Av...

Nov 05, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Unity RCMP issue arrest warrants for fraud suspects

Two people are wanted for allegedly committing fraud at a financial institution in Unity. RCMP have issued arrest warrants for Allan Eugene Opikokew, 36, and 33-year-old Candace Kelly Gerard. Unity RC...

Nov 04, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

‘I am thankful nobody else got hurt’ says man involved in shooting suspect collision

Kent McHarg took his dog for a walk Friday afternoon before he headed out to grab his paycheque.He took a few moments to coax his anxious dog Layla into the truck and drove off. Around 2 p.m. he was d...

Nov 04, 2019 Kent McHarg is pictured with his dog Layla. She was missing for a number of days after she took off when two shooting suspects slammed into McHarg's vehicle on Nov. 1. (supplied/Kent McHarg)

Police say man in photo not a suspect in Happy Charles case

The Prince Albert Police Service is thanking the public for their assistance in identifying the man shown in three surveillance pictures released recently in connection with the Happy Charles missing ...

Nov 04, 2019 P.A.police have spoken with the man in surveillance footage and determined he is not a suspect in the disappearance of Happy Charles. (submitted photo/PAPS)

Police seeking suspects in weekend robbery

A break and enter, a gas station robbery, vehicle theft and traffic stops were some of the highlights for members of the Prince Albert Police Service this weekend. Of the 286 calls for service between...

Nov 04, 2019 Police have released these two photos of a suspect involved in a robbery Sunday evening. (submitted photo/PAPS)