Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
'There was no excuse for this': guilty pleas in care home threats case
The two men who traumatized staff and residents at Prince Albert's Herb Bassett care home last fall, have been released from custody and instructed by a judge not to set foot again near the facility.R...
Feb 04, 2020 A photo taken of Herb Bassett Home at the time of the incident last September. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
'Violence in jails is a big concern': judge doubles suggested sentence for offender
One of the men involved in a three-on-one attack at Prince Albert Correctional Centre last December, was on the receiving end of a Prince Albert judge's rebuke Tuesday morning.Dallas Fulton, 23, plead...
Feb 04, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
'I'm not just gonna sit there and let the guy kill me': accused defends killing cellmate
A man accused of murder admitted to stabbing his prison cellmate to death, but said he did it out of self defence. Tyler Vandewater, 31, testified today at Prince Albert's Court of Queen's Bench in th...
Feb 03, 2020 Photo taken of the mattress at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, where Chris Van Camp's body was found the morning of June 7, 2017. (supplied/Court of Queen's Bench)
‘It’s just way, way too simple’: Sask. couple raises awareness after stolen identity case
A southeastern Saskatchewan family that lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a stolen identity case are looking to build awareness around their story.Andrew and Laurie Johnson had their identifica...
Feb 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
"I didnt know what to do and I panicked," accused testifies at murder trial
The man who stabbed his cell mate over 30 times, is claiming he acted in self-defence.Tyler Vandewater, 31, who is facing a charge of second degree murder in the June, 2017 death of Chris Van Camp, ha...
Jan 31, 2020 Week one of the Tyler Vandewater murder trial at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench has wrapped up. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
City council seeks to impose curfew on pathways
P.A. city council has taken a further step towards a bylaw that could restrict the movement of people in parts of the city at night. An amendment to the current parks bylaw that would ban access to th...
Jan 31, 2020 Access to city walkways like the Rotary Trail would be closed at night under the extended bylaw. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Police request assistance finding man wanted for sexual assault of minor
The Prince Albert Police Service and the Prince Albert RCMP detachment are looking Brett Elliot Trevor Bear.According to a media release they're requesting public assistance in locating the 27-year-ol...
Jan 31, 2020 Brett Elliot Trevor Bear. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)
"I couldn't count how many impacts there were": expert testifies at prison death trial
The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Chris Van Camp's body, told the court Friday morning, the 37-year-old died from excessive blood loss. Tyler Vandewater, 31, was charged with secon...
Jan 31, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Weapon and drug charge in Big River First Nation
RCMP arrested a 32-year-old female after stopping a vehicle on the Big River First Nation in the early hours of this morning.According to a media release, at 1:30 a.m. police attempted to stop a vehic...
Jan 31, 2020 (Submitted photo/Big River RCMP)
Police seek double B&E suspects
Prince Albert police have released CCTV images of two suspects believed to be responsible for two incidents mid-week.A break and enter happened at one of the auto dealerships on the 100 Block of 38th ...
Jan 31, 2020 Moustachioed man. (submitted/PA Police Service)
