Crime & Courts

P.A. city council pushes ahead on Alley Bylaw; hears petition against it

Prince Albert city councillors heard from the author of a petition against their proposed back alley curfew on Monday night, but remained unfazed in their resolve to move ahead on the issue. If implem...

Apr 21, 2020 According to a city report, up to half of all properties in P.A. abut onto a back alley. (Alison Sandstrom)

Nineteen-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Fond du Lac

A 19-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault after an altercation in Fond du Lac early on Saturday morning. At 6 a.m., Fond du Lac RCMP were called to a residence du...

Apr 19, 2020 Fond du Lac. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

RCMP respond to over 800 COVID-19 complaints

Between March 1 and April 16, RCMP in the province responded to 894 COVID-19 related calls. Calls for service include 229 complaints of social gatherings of over 10 people, 395 complaints of people fa...

Apr 17, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP charge two men after search warrants in Melfort

More information has now come out regarding the increased police presence in Melfort on the morning of Wednesday, April 15.RCMP executed two search warrants on Wednesday in Melfort, one at a residence...

Apr 17, 2020 Melfort RCMP had warned the public about an increased police presence in Melfort at two residences on Wednesday morning. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

‘I’ll never forgive him for doing any of that’: La Loche shooting victim

A sense of relief for many accompanied Thursday's news that the Supreme Court of Canada would not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting in La Loche.Rand...

Apr 16, 2020 Police outside the Dene High School building in La Loche, Sask. following a shooting in January 2016. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)

RCMP looking for help in identifying two suspects after break and enter in Watrous

RCMP and Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers are looking to the public for some help in identifying a couple of suspects believed to be connected to numerous break and enters.On Sunday, April 5 at 5:45 a.m., ...

Apr 16, 2020 (Facebook/Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers)

Residents asked to avoid two areas in Melfort with increased police presence

Residents may notice an increased police presence in the City of Melfort this morning at two different locations.According to a release from Melfort RCMP, Mounties executed a search warrant at 5 a.m. ...

Apr 15, 2020 Increased police presence on the 200 block of Stovel Ave. East in Melfort on Wednesday morning. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW staff)

Tires and rims stolen in Humboldt

RCMP in Humboldt are investigating a recent theft.The suspects forced entry into a shed on the property of a business in the 300 block of Main St. in Humboldt, sometime between March 28 and March 31, ...

Apr 14, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Melfort man appeals conviction and sentence for crash that killed his spouse

A Melfort man found guilty of dangerous driving causing death has appealed the conviction and sentencing.Christopher Thalheimer was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration, a year-long probation, and ...

Lisa Brady Apr 11, 2020 Roberta Sanderson was killed after her common law husband Christopher Thalheimer struck a CN train car in 2016 (ObitTree).

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020