Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau
A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...
Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
P.A. seeks safe Internet sales zone
The common Internet sale can be dangerous and in a bid to make the process safer, P.A. city council is looking into creating a designated Internet exchange zone."It will help people trade goods on the...
Sep 10, 2019 Some Canadian cities, including Cornwall Ontario, already have Internet exchange zones (submitted photo/Blake Edwards)
August stats reveal crime in P.A. not cooling off
The Prince Albert Police Service had a very busy summer.The statistics report for August was discussed during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners Meeting. For the months of June, July and August, p...
Sep 09, 2019
500 tickets and warnings in August police blitz
More than 135 divers were given tickets for speeding in the recent Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) initiative hosted by the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). A further 70 drivers and p...
Sep 07, 2019 Various agencies were involved in the integrated traffic enforcement push last month (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
P.A. Police chief responds to violent crime in the city
The chief of police for the Prince Albert Police Service says police continue to work to combat violent crime in the city, and he's grateful for the community members who report violent crimes when th...
Sep 06, 2019 Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
'Batman' accused of mail theft
A man who was allegedly wearing a very distinctive 'Batman' cap, while stealing mail, is now in custody.Mason Bird, 30, made his first court appearance Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court...
Sep 06, 2019 (Prince Albert Crime Stoppers/Facebook)
Pre-trial matters in P.A. murder case scheduled for next year
The family of Kristopher Charles will have to wait until next spring to find out if the murder case will go to trial.At separate hearings on Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial Court, preliminary hea...
Sep 05, 2019 Police were called to Rivercrest apartment building last March for a complaint of an assault in progress. A 22-year-old man was found in critical condition. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Court allows six Trans Mountain appeals focusing on Indigenous consultation
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal says it will hear six challenges of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion focusing on Indigenous consultation, while dismissing several claims centred on enviro...
Sep 05, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)
Vehicles damaged in parking garage break-in
Police are looking for two men connected to a break and enter that happened at an underground parking garage on Wednesday morning.Officers were called to the scene of the crime at 7:40 a.m. where cars...
Sep 05, 2019 Video surveillance footage. (Facebook/P.A. Crime Stoppers)
Trial begins for Nipawin man accused of threatening PM
The trial involving a Nipawin man facing charges of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings will require another day of proceedings after hours of evidence and witness t...
Sep 05, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
