Crime & Courts

Four charged after officer spots weapon in vehicle during traffic stop

Four people are facing firearm and drug-related charges after officers pulled over a vehicle in North Battleford and spotted a weapon inside. Members with the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team ...

Oct 29, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)

P.A. man receives lengthy prison sentence for gang member slaying

A man who shot and killed a gang member over an alleged $300 drug debt, will spend the next 15 years in prison.Tyrone Nontell, 33, was originally charged with second degree murder in connection to the...

Oct 29, 2019 Tyrone Nontell being led away in handcuffs from Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)

Four arrested for dangerous driving, possession of firearms near Big River

Four people are facing several charges after officers tracked down a vehicle that fled after being pulled over for driving slow and all over the road. Big River RCMP said officers were driving back to...

Oct 29, 2019 Big River RCMP seized several firearms and cash from a vehicle. (supplied/RCMP)

Speed concerns raised in Carlton Park neighbourhood

Over 40 people living on Wylie Crescent in the southeast part of the city are fed up with the amount of speeding drivers cruising through the neighbourhood, and have signed a petition to highlight the...

Oct 29, 2019 Residents living on Wylie Crescent say they are concerned about their safety. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Task force lowers property crime in Prince Albert

The average number of break and enters in Prince Albert month-to-month has dropped since July, and a big reason for that is the work of a special police task force.The temporarily assigned suppression...

Oct 28, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Accused in $100,000 meth bust make first court appearance

One of two men charged following a massive methamphetamine bust in Prince Albert has been released from custody with conditions including abiding by a curfew and not possessing any firearms. Norman We...

Oct 28, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

“It’s so highly irresponsible”: Crown lays out closing arguments at fraud trial

The words irresponsible, unreasonable and dishonest were mentioned multiple times Friday during a hearing at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench, to describe the alleged actions of a former Saskatche...

Oct 26, 2019 Napoleon Mercredi with his lawyer Garth Bendig. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP looking for suspects for theft in RM of Bjorkdale

RCMP are looking for some help in finding the suspects in a theft incident in the RM of Bjorkdale.On Oct. 25, between 12:30 a.m. and 3 a.m., the culprits entered a machine shed on the Peesane Grid abo...

Oct 25, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Police make $100,000 meth bust in P.A.

The Prince Albert Police and RCMP joint ISET Team have seized $100,000 worth of methamphetamine after searching a vehicle Thursday night.Two men, 36 and 32, were arrested and face numerous charges.Acc...

Oct 25, 2019 (Submitted photo/ Prince Albert Police Service)

SGI shines spotlight on school zone speeders

Some drivers in Saskatchewan learned their lesson the hard way when it came to school zone speed limits.According to SGI, police officers around the province handed out 1,424 tickets for speeding in s...

Oct 24, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)