By paNOW Staff

Police charge youth with theft, woman with drug possession

Aug 20, 2018 | 10:31 AM

The Prince Albert Police Service responded to 297 calls for service over the weekend, which led to 49 arrests.

Around 7 p.m. on Aug. 16, police went to a residence where the property owner restrained a male youth who stole a bike. Police arrested a 16-year-old youth, who was charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000.

The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, will appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court today.

The following day, in an unrelated incident, officers responded around 1:06 p.m. to a suspicious vehicle on the 1000 block of Eighth Street East.

Police said the female driver refused to provide her identification to the officers and was found to be in possession of several baggies of cocaine. She was arrested.

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The 23-year-old woman is charged with possession of cocaine, breach of undertaking not to possess alcohol or drugs, and two breaches of probation. She is scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court today.

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