Crime & Courts

La Ronge RCMP release sketch of sexual assault suspect

La Ronge RCMP have released a sketch of who could be responsible for a sexual assault back in June.According to an RCMP media release, the physical and sexual assault on an adult female occurred June ...

Sep 11, 2019 La Ronge RCMP released this sketch of a suspect in connection with a recent sexual assault. (Submitted/La Ronge RCMP)

P.A. city councillor's company loses legal bid in diamond case

Embattled Prince Albert city councillor Evert Botha and his diamond cutting company Embee Diamonds, have lost a bid to have a long drawn out diamond debt case moved to Belgium. The judge decided the a...

Sep 10, 2019 P.A. city councillor Evert Botha, the chief operating officer of Embee Diamonds, has lost a legal bid to have a diamond debt case moved to Belgian courts. (Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)

Police seize gun, arrest two in Pelican Narrows

Pelican Narrows have arrested two men after responding to a disturbance at a home that involved a firearm.The incident occurred last week on Sept. 6 around 1 a.m. Upon arriving at the home, officers w...

Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau

A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...

Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

P.A. seeks safe Internet sales zone

The common Internet sale can be dangerous and in a bid to make the process safer, P.A. city council is looking into creating a designated Internet exchange zone."It will help people trade goods on the...

Sep 10, 2019 Some Canadian cities, including Cornwall Ontario, already have Internet exchange zones (submitted photo/Blake Edwards)

Break and enter at NorthSask Special Needs results in big losses

Computers, laptops and iPads were stolen after NorthSask Special Needs along La Ronge Ave. was broken into over the weekend. According to Executive Director Deri Ann Ratt, a witness saw people breakin...

Sep 10, 2019 NorthSask Special Needs in La Ronge had a number of electronics stolen. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

August stats reveal crime in P.A. not cooling off

The Prince Albert Police Service had a very busy summer.The statistics report for August was discussed during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners Meeting. For the months of June, July and August, p...

Sep 09, 2019

500 tickets and warnings in August police blitz

More than 135 divers were given tickets for speeding in the recent Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) initiative hosted by the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). A further 70 drivers and p...

Sep 07, 2019 Various agencies were involved in the integrated traffic enforcement push last month (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Accused enters guilty plea on one of three charges faced for allegedly defrauding Viterra

A man facing charges for allegedly defrauding Viterra Inc. out of thousands of dollars pleaded guilty to one of three charges in Court of Queen's Bench on Friday.David Glassford, 42, who is out of cus...

Sep 06, 2019 A man accused of a fraud over $5,000 against Viterra Inc. returned to Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford Friday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

P.A. Police chief responds to violent crime in the city

The chief of police for the Prince Albert Police Service says police continue to work to combat violent crime in the city, and he's grateful for the community members who report violent crimes when th...

Sep 06, 2019 Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)