Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Officer appears to utter threats during arrest
RCMP say the language used by one of their officers is "concerning" following the arrest of a suspect in Pelican Narrows early Sunday morning. That language appears to include an officer uttering thre...
Jul 01, 2019 A screen shot of a video posted to social media includes audio of an officer using language RCMP have labelled concerning. (Facebook)
Local farmer given 10-year prohibition from owning cattle
A Porcupine Plain farmer will pay a $7,000 fine and is prohibited from possessing cattle for the next 10 years after he was convicted of causing distress to his cattle.Judge Inez Cardinal completed he...
Jun 26, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Crown appeals acquittal in murder conspiracy case
The case against former lovers, convicted and later acquitted, in an alleged plot to kill their spouses has entered a new chapter in court.Saskatchewan's Attorney General has decided to appeal the acq...
Jun 25, 2019 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson may be back in court again. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Beatty man accused in police pursuit released on bail
A 24-year-old man from Beatty, Sask. was granted bail in Melfort Provincial Court.Justin Umperville was released on a $500 non-cash recognizance on Tuesday, June 25. Candace Bodnar, a defence lawyer f...
Jun 25, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Utah anglers net more than $6,000 in fines after overfishing
Eight Utah anglers are on the hook for more than $6,000 in fines after conservation officers confiscated 51 walleye at a float plane base in La Ronge. That's according to the Ministry of Environment, ...
Jun 25, 2019 These fillets were seized from the anglers and later donated to Scattered Site Outreach Program. (Government of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
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).
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)
Accused pleads not guilty in Tisdale break and enter, assault case
A man accused in a Tisdale break and enter case has elected to be tried in provincial court in front of a judge alone.Tyler Waldner appeared in Tisdale court on Tuesday, June 18 and pleaded not guilty...
Jun 18, 2019 Tisdale Provincial Court is held in the town's Civic Centre (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
RCMP looking for suspect vehicle after hit and run in Carrot River
RCMP in Carrot River are looking for a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run in the town on Wednesday, June 12.Between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., a red and black late 1980s to early 1990s quarter-ton Toy...
Jun 13, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)