Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Judge calls prison drug trafficking case 'unusual'
Prior to sentencing a man to 12 months in jail for selling drugs, a Prince Albert judge referred to the case as both unique and remarkable.Jerry Raymond Keewathin, 37, was sentenced Thursday at Prince...
Dec 04, 2020
Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says
The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...
Dec 02, 2020
Woman takes police car for joyride, crashes into snowbank
The alleged actions of a 34-year-old woman last Friday morning in Prince Albert, might be considered bold even by a career criminal's standards.Around 7:30 a.m., a police car was stolen from the polic...
Dec 01, 2020
Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate
The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....
Dec 01, 2020
'He made a significant lapse in judgment': Gun toting suspect avoids jail time
Nearly six months after a disturbance at a Prince Albert bar, the man responsible has now been sentenced on all charges and none of it will require any time in custody.On Monday, Tim Franc, 27, entere...
Nov 30, 2020
Man found with guns and knives avoids trial with guilty pleas
A 40-year-old man from the George Gordon First Nation in southern Saskatchewan is now awaiting sentencing in connection to a weapons bust in Prince Albert last February.Kevin George Ackegan entered gu...
Nov 30, 2020
Arson cases on the rise in 2020
It's been a hot year for crime, according to the most recent crime statistics from the Prince Albert Police Service.For the time period ending Oct. 31, there were 40 reported arsons in the city, 14 mo...
Nov 27, 2020
Two charged following investigation by police
The Prince Albert Police Service Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) have charged a 29-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman after an investigation on Wednesday. The police believe the incident to b...
Nov 27, 2020
P.A. Correctional to become re-direction site for Saskatoon inmates, following COVID spike in Saskatoon
Effective Thursday, all remanded and sentenced offenders in the province are being sent to the Regina and Prince Albert Correctional Centres, and there will be no new admissions to the Saskatoon Corre...
Nov 26, 2020
Search continues for alleged kidnapper
A woman who is alleged to have entered a home on the One Arrow First Nation residence without permission, assaulted a woman, and then took the woman's four-month-old son, remains on the run. The incid...
Lisa Brady Nov 26, 2020
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