Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Police Chief weighs in on back alley bylaw, and possible impact from this week's warm up
Prince Albert's Chief of Police says he is paying close attention to the discussions surrounding a proposed curfew in the city's back alleys.The proposed bylaw could be up for three readings and final...
Apr 21, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
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)
Canine officer sniffs out smelly suspect
A 46-year-old man picked the wrong hiding spot Saturday, while attempting to avoid arrest.The man was found in a back alley garbage bin by canine officer Kal. The arrest was made in the area of 25th S...
Apr 20, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Highs and lows in March for P.A. Police Service
The month of March was very busy for the Prince Albert Police Service, responding to over 3,200 calls for service. This represented a three per cent increase from the same month in 2019.Among the spec...
Apr 20, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Back alley public survey and petition to be discussed today
The city of Prince Albert's contentious Alley Bylaw is up for discussion again at a council meeting later today. The curfew between midnight and 6 a.m. is being proposed as a way of combatting crime a...
Apr 20, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
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)
'It was a split second decision': man receives two years less a day for prison assault
A man who was involved in a seven-on-one assault at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary nearly three-and-a half years ago, says he wishes he could take it all back, and claims gang life ruined him.Last Janu...
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)
Counsellors concerned by cancelled appointments, reduced calls for help
When Catholic Family Services closed its office to the public a month ago, staff members anticipated they'd soon see a flood in people reaching out for online and telephone counselling as they grapple...
Apr 16, 2020 Staff from Catholic Family Services have been conducting all counselling sessions over the phone on the internet for several weeks now. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
