Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
No DUI for riding a bicycle while drunk but charges can be laid
With temperatures and gas prices on the rise people might be tempted to hop on their bike a lot more, but after having a few drinks, is it legal to ride it?According to SGI's website, driving any moto...
Apr 10, 2019 It is a criminal code offence to have a blood alcohol content of .08 while driving or controlling a motor vehicle. (File Photo/Dreamstime.com)
RCMP looking for suspect in Naicam break-ins
Melfort RCMP is looking for a suspect in connection with break-ins in Naicam last month.On Thursday, March 28 between midnight and 3 a.m., a series of break-ins took place in Naicam. Four locations we...
Apr 10, 2019 (submitted photo/Melfort RCMP)
Women in P.A. group accused of robbery back in court
The two women among the group of four people accused in a string of robberies, including in Prince Albert, returned to court this week.Twenty-three-year-old Tonisha Fulton and 22-year-old Rikki Steink...
Apr 09, 2019 Melfort Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau has case adjourned
The Nipawin man who allegedly uttered threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will be back in court in three weeks. David Petersen, 52, is expected to enter a plea wh...
Apr 03, 2019 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Man pleads guilty to uttering threats at Tisdale School
The 18-year-old man charged with uttering threats pleaded guilty to uttering threats at Tisdale Middle and Secondary School (TMSS).Jarad Tiedjens appeared in Tisdale Provincial Court on Tuesday, April...
Apr 02, 2019 Tisdale Middle & Secondary School was placed under a hold and secure on Sept. 27 after threats allegedly uttered by 18-year-old Jarad Tiedjens (Facebook/Tisdale Middle & Secondary School).
P.A. group accused of robbery back in court
Three of the four people accused in a string of robberies including in Prince Albert returned to court this week.Dorion Loessel and Brandon Peeteetuce, the two 20-year-old males among the accused, app...
Mar 29, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Man charged in Kinistin assaults has case adjourned once more
A man accused of a series of assaults on Kinistin First Nation had his case adjourned for one more week.Keenan Scott requested one more updated bail verification report, as he spoke with his sister in...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort man charged with attempted murder elects jury trial
A Melfort man facing 10 charges related to a stabbing in January - which includes attempted murder, assault, break and enter, and possession of weapon - has elected to be tried with a judge and jury.T...
Mar 26, 2019 Triston Lundgren elected to be tried by a judge and jury at Melfort's Court of Queen's Bench. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
'You made us bury our brother': sentence hearing for P.A. man accused in hunting death
A Melfort Provincial Court was filled to capacity Monday for the sentence hearing of the man who shot and killed a Prince Albert hunter.The statement of facts presented in court said Jordan Darchuk,23...
Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff).
UPDATE: Police charge five in death of 22-year-old man
UPDATE: Prince Albert Police say five people have been charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man on Friday. Police have charged four men, age 31, 23, 23, and 21, and one woman, age 19 ...
Mar 23, 2019 (File photo/Nigel Maxwell paNOW Staff)