Crime & Courts

City lawmakers receive preliminary data from community safety survey

How do residents perceive safety and crime in their community?That question was centre stage as early results from the community safety survey were presented to municipal lawmakers Monday night.Projec...

Jun 25, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Ward 6 forms neighborhood watch via social media app

As we head into summer the south-east corner of Prince Albert is launching their neighborhood watch program, with a little help from social media.Ward 6 councillor Blake Edwards hosted a community mee...

Jun 24, 2019 (File photo/paNOW)

Four arrested in La Ronge during execution of search warrant

Saskatchewan RCMP arrested four people in La Ronge after executing a search warrant on the weekend. According to a media release, the warrant was executed June 22 on the 1700 block of Bedford Drive in...

Jun 24, 2019 Three of the four appeared in court this morning. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Escaped inmate located

Grant McKenzie has been located according to a La Ronge RCMP media release.Mounties located McKenzie in Sucker River today at 3:30 p.m. where he was arrested without incident. McKenzie previously esca...

Jun 22, 2019 30-year-old Grant Kenneth McKenzie escaped from a non-secure correctional facility vehicle while travelling through La Ronge on June 21 at 3:45 p.m. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Violent altercation after suspected bike thief confronted

Prince Albert police are reporting what they're calling a scary incident after a local man caught up with a suspect accused of stealing two bicycles.It happened last week Tuesday at 1 p.m. on Sixth Av...

Jun 20, 2019 The suspect allegedly threatened a citizen in the parking lot outside Domino's Pizza in this screenshot of a video. (submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

RCMP arrest second man in connection to shooting that injured five-year-old

A second arrest has been made in connection to a shooting, which left a five-year-old boy with serious but non life-threatening injuries.Matt Kurt Misponas is facing 15 charges related to his alleged ...

Jun 20, 2019 Two men have now been arrested in the January shooting. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Local farmer found guilty of causing unnecessary pain and suffering to cattle

A Porcupine Plain farmer was found guilty of two counts related to causing distress to his cattle.Judge Inez Cardinal convicted Alex Potoreyko of wilfully causing unnecessary pain and suffering to his...

Jun 19, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

What'sHappeningNOW June 19, 2019

Editor Brady Bateman speaks with News Director Glenn Hicks about a recent assault involving several youths at Prince Albert's Parkland Hall skatepark.

Jun 19, 2019

Sturgeon Lake RCMP search for suspects in firearms incident

The Sturgeon Lake RCMP are asking for the publics help in locating four men last seen driving a white 2017 RAV 4 with Saskatchewan license plate 000 JSP.Police said the vehicle and occupants were invo...

Jun 19, 2019 If you have information related to this RCMP advisory call 9-1-1 or 310-RCMP. ( File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Beatty man charged after police pursuit

A 24-year-old man from Beatty, Sask. has been charged after an incident on Sunday, June 16.Shortly before 8 a.m., Melfort RCMP received reports of a dangerous driver in the east end of Melfort knock o...

Jun 18, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)