Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Property crime continues to trend upward in 2021
Prince Albert's Chief of Police said the launch of a proactive policing unit in January will help address concerns in the city related to property crime.Jon Bergen's comment comes in response to the c...
Sep 23, 2021
Charges laid after offences against children at a home-based day care in Marshall, Sask.
UPDATE: Sproull made his first court appearance this morning in North Battleford. After a request was made by the defence for a show cause hearing in Lloyminster court, he will make an appearance ther...
Sep 22, 2021
Cocaine trafficking bust results in 2.5 year prison sentence
A drug bust in Prince Albert involving over five pounds of cocaine and more than $100,000 cash, has resulted in a nearly two-and-a-half year prison sentence for one of the two people charged.Brendan V...
Sep 21, 2021
Homicide victim identified by police
Prince Albert Police have now confirmed the identity of the city's most recent homicide victim. John Joe "Johnny" Besskkaystare, 25, was found deceased early Sunday morning in the area of the South Hi...
Sep 21, 2021
Two P.A. residents charged with second degree murder after body discovered
UPDATE: As of 10:34 a.m. on Tuesday the Prince Albert Police Service has confirmed the victim of the homicide was 25-year-old John Joe Besskkatstare. Police do not believe the victim and the two accus...
Sep 20, 2021
Young children and gun found inside vehicle, driven by impaired man says RCMP
RCMP say three young children were found in the back seat of a vehicle, where both the driver and the front seat passenger were intoxicated.The incident happened last Thursday evening in Pinehouse and...
Sep 20, 2021
Man arrested in suspicious death investigation
Spiritwood RCMP have arrested a 60-year-old male in relation to the suspicious death reported on Friday.Walter Jack Abbott of Pelican Lake First Nation was arrested later that day and has been charged...
Sep 20, 2021
RCMP investigating suspicious death on Pelican Lake First Nation
Spiritwood RCMP are investigating a suspicious death on Pelican Lake First Nation.Police received a report of a deceased adult male located at a residence on the First Nation Friday morning at approxi...
Sep 17, 2021
RCMP asking for publics help in finding group wanted on Canada-wide warrants
The Saskatchewan RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime North Unit are turning to the public for information to help find four men wanted on Canada-wide warrants.According to a media release, they'r...
Sep 16, 2021
'Somebody out there knows the truth': Police continue 30-year-old homicide investigation
Three decades have passed since their mother died and the children of Jean Lachance are still waiting to find out how and why it happened.The Prince Albert Police Service continues to seek additional ...
Sep 15, 2021
