Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Poster campaign looks to tackle human trafficking in Sask
People across Saskatchewan will start seeing posters meant to let them know, human trafficking does happen here and offer help to those who need it.The campaign consists of three different posters, th...
20h ago
Learning about the Citizens on Patrol program in Melfort
Residents and business owners in Melfort were on hand to learn more about another program geared toward curbing crime in the community. The Melfort Trade Alliance Chamber of Commerce (MTACC) hosted a ...
May 07, 2024
Man accused of murdering mother, in jail hours prior: police
A man who is charged with killing his mother at the Bryant Place Apartments in Prince Albert, had been in jail less than four hours prior. That information coming from Prince Albert police with respec...
May 06, 2024
Traffic stop for mud covered plate leads to arrest
A mud-covered license plate on a vehicle recently led traffic officers to a driver without a license or registration, the wrong plates and some bolt cutters and balaclavas along with a lot of keys. Ki...
May 06, 2024
Man charged in Naicam murder makes first court appearance
A man suspected of killing a relative will return to court in Melfort next month. Kevin Swanson, 57, has been charged with second-degree murder after an incident last week. Melfort RCMP received a rep...
May 06, 2024
Man accused of killing mother, makes first court appearance
A man accused of killing his mother said nothing and looked only at the judge when he made his first court appearance Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.In connection to the incident fro...
May 06, 2024
Four people charged in connection to cocaine trafficking bust at Sandy Bay
Cocaine, guns and trafficking paraphernalia, were all found by police after searching a home in Sandy Bay.The search warrant was executed Thursday night and was the result of a continuing drug traffic...
May 03, 2024
Sask police officers facing escalating assaults, violence
When RCMP officers in La Ronge pulled over a vehicle on the afternoon of June 19, 2022, they did so because it was speeding. The car was an unremarkable older four-door sedan that turned into a nearby...
May 03, 2024
New funding announced for study to look at Indigenous policing for the PAGC
The reality of Indigenous-led policing in northern Saskatchewan took another big step. On Friday, the provincial and federal governments and Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte of the Prince Albert Grand Coun...
May 03, 2024
Impaired driving rules unclear say medical cannabis advocates
RCMP have more opportunities to catch impaired drivers since introducing mandatory alcohol screening but some in Saskatchewan say the rules are still quite hazy.As of April 1, alcohol tests are now ma...
May 01, 2024