Crime & Courts

Unity RCMP seek help in locating stolen truck

Police in Unity are asking for the public's help in locating a stolen pickup truck. On the night of April 16, RCMP said a white 2007 GMC Sierra with aftermarket rims was stolen. The vehicle last had t...

Apr 18, 2019 RCMP said a white 2007 GMC Sierra with aftermarket rims was stolen on April 16. (supplied/Unity RCMP)

Police believe alcohol contributed to crash near Victoire, 7 people injured

Police in Big River and Ahtahkakoop are still investigating a collision between two vehicles that left seven people with injuries Tuesday night. Officers believe alcohol was a factor in the collision ...

Apr 17, 2019 submitted photo/Saskatchewan RCMP

Vandalism spree in Cudworth under investigation

A vandalism spree in the town of Cudworth is under investigation by Wakaw RCMP.Multiple reports of vandalism came in to the detachment just after 10 p.m. on Saturday night.Mounties say houses, vehicle...

Apr 16, 2019 Vehicle in Cudworth hit by vandals. (Facebook/Jenna Brockman)

RCMP investigating death in Stanley Mission

Stanley Mission RCMP are investigating the death of a man in the community Monday night.Police say they were called to a complaint of an injured man at a home in Stanley Mission just before 7 a.m. Mon...

Apr 16, 2019 file photo/larongeNOW Staff

Tisdale RCMP warning public of scam calls

Tisdale RCMP warning public of scam callsThe Tisdale RCMP detachment said they've had several complaints regarding scam phone calls so far in 2019.Residents in the Tisdale area have received fraud cal...

Apr 15, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff).

Special forces unit seizes drugs, cash

The Prince Albert Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) seized two kilograms of methamphetamine and $1,000 in cash in a vehicle stop near North Battleford last week. CFSEU also executed fiv...

Apr 15, 2019 The Prince Albert Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) seized two kilograms of meth, along with two handguns, cash and a money counting device. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

One of five charged in Rivercrest Apartments murder, woman has case adjourned

A woman charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man at a downtown apartment building last month was back in court Monday. Lindsay Rae Henderson, 19, is one of fi...

Apr 15, 2019 file photo/ paNOW Staff

34-year-old killed on Highway 4 north

A man from the Saulteaux First Nation is dead following a collision involving a semi and pedestrian Saturday.At around 3:30 a.m., the Battlefords RCMP responded to the scene on Highway 4.A 34-year-old...

Apr 15, 2019

Students turn courtroom into classroom for Law Day exercise

SpongeBob SquarePants was in hot water Friday when he appeared in North Battleford provincial court to challenge a shoplifting charge.The character, played by a student, was part of a class exercise f...

Apr 13, 2019 Judge Lorna Dyck, right, assists student judge Janel Night at a student mock court Friday to recognize Law Day. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Northern Saskatchewan man sentenced for violent "sleep attack"

The statistics are alarming - Saskatchewan has the second-highest rate of sexual assaults in Canada - one third of which are crimes against Aboriginal women. Sexual assaults in northern Saskatchewan "...

Apr 12, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff