Crime & Courts

RCMP discuss detachment ongoings with Air Ronge councillors

The General Investigation Section (GIS) at the La Ronge RCMP detachment is starting to see results with the addition of two officers.That's according to Acting-Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett who presented to...

Jul 24, 2019 Acting Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett is currently leading the La Ronge RCMP detachment. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

‘All around hurt': Second woman charged in Laverdiere death appears in court

Danita Thomas was on the verge of tears at times as she stood in the prisoner's box for her first court appearance for charges in the death of Tiki Laverdiere.The 32-year-old is the second woman charg...

Jul 24, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied photo/RCMP)

Man involved in home invasion receives jail sentence

A man who was found lurking around a Prince Albert couple's bedroom when they awoke, has received a two-year jail sentence.Frank Ballantyne, 20, was sentenced Tuesday at Court of Queen's Bench in Prin...

Jul 24, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Police seek B.C. murder suspects in swamp, bush, bugs of northern Manitoba

The deputy mayor of a remote northern Manitoba town says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after word of a police manhunt in the area for two suspects in the deaths o...

Jul 24, 2019

'I forgive you for murdering my son,' mother of man killed in prison riot says at sentence hearing

Evelyn Bird fought back tears as she faced her son's killer at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench, and talked about how her son's death had deeply impacted her family.Bird read a victim impact state...

Jul 23, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

RCMP make second arrest in death of Tiki Laverdiere

RCMP have arrested and charged a second person in connection to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere.Danita Thomas, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering ...

Jul 23, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

Violent crime up in Prince Albert but property crimes dropping, says new report

The 2018 Crime Statistics and Crime Severity Index (CSI) report, released by Statistic Canada this week, offers a mixed bag of news for Prince Albert.In terms of its overall crime severity index from ...

Jul 23, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Woman facing charges in death of Tiki Laverdiere appears in court

A North Battleford woman facing charges in relation to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday.Shayla Orthner, 27, who is in custody, is charged wi...

Jul 23, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

North Battleford woman charged in death of Tiki Laverdiere

A North Battleford woman is facing charges in relation to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere.The Saskatchewan RCMP arrested 27-year-old Shayla Orthner on July 20 and charged her with first-degree ...

Jul 22, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

Shots fired at house on Sturgeon Lake First Nation

The Prince Albert RCMP has confirmed they are investigating a shooting on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.Early Saturday morning, shots were fired at a house. There were no injuries and there have been...

Jul 22, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)