Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Montreal Lake shooting suspect receives two-year jail sentence
The circumstances surrounding the death of 25-year-old Trina Bird, and the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, were discussed in detail during a hearing Tuesday morning at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Be...
Feb 11, 2020 A photo taken by a witness Nov. 17, 2018 of RCMP officers tending to Trina Bird after the occupants had run off. (file photo/ paNOW Staff)
Shooting incident at Big River First Nation heads to trial
A man charged in connection to a shooting last fall on the Big River First Nation pleaded not guilty and will face trial this spring.Tristan Whitefish, 20, was charged with aggravated assault and face...
Feb 10, 2020 Saskatchewan Provincial Court. (file photo/ paNOW Staff)
PAPS welcomes 2 new police dogs
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) has completed their quartet of police dogs with two new canines.Zorro and Ares are both 13-month-old German Shepherds. Over the next few months they will learn ...
Feb 10, 2020 Potential Police Service Dog, Ares. (Facebook/Prince Albert Police Service)
Police recover stolen rings
Six people are facing charges in connection to a break-in at the Prince Albert Raiders' office last month.Among the items taken were two championship rings, along with computer and laptop equipment. A...
Feb 10, 2020 (Twitter/P.A. Raiders)
P.A. man facing drug and theft charges set for show cause hearing
A man facing charges in La Ronge, Melfort, and Prince Albert has his show cause hearing adjourned.Gerald Laliberte, 38, appeared in Melfort Provincial Court on Thursday, Feb. 6. He was scheduled to go...
Feb 06, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. contemplates motion sensor lights to reduce crime
The city of Prince Albert will consider partnering with businesses to allow residents to purchase motion sensor lights at cost. The idea is modelled off a similar program in North Battleford and aimed...
Feb 05, 2020 The North Battleford Fire Department installs one of the first motion sensor lights as part of a neighborhood watch program. (File Photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Verdict reserved in Vandewater murder trial
It's up to a Court of Queen's Bench Justice to determine whether Tyler Vandewater was defending himself when he stabbed his prison cellmate to death. The 31-year-old was charged with second degree mur...
Feb 05, 2020 The fate of Tyler Vandewater is now in the hands of a Queen's Bench Justice. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
La Ronge homicide suspect arrested in P.A.
After evading police for weeks, one of the accused in the Sheena Billette homicide investigation was arrested yesterday.Members of the Prince Albert Police Service arrested Charlie Napthalie Charles, ...
Feb 05, 2020 Police issued this photo of Charlie Napthalie Charles when they requested the public to supply any information on his whereabouts. (Supplied photo/RCMP)
Inquest to be conducted on Sask. Penitentiary inmate's death
A man's death in a cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary almost three years ago will be the subject of a public inquest starting on Feb. 24, at the Coronet Hotel.Curtis Cozart, 30, was found unrespons...
Feb 05, 2020 Curtis Cozart was found unresponsive in his cell at the Saskathcewan Penitentiary on May 23, 2017. (submitted photo)
