Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Special task force created for property crime
Prince Albert police are taking immediate measures to deal with a spike in property crime around the city.The force announced the creation of the special three-officer unit targeting break and enters ...
Aug 22, 2019 A back alley on the east side of the city (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
‘Is this some kind of joke?’: Kelliher bar owner recalls armed robbery
The owner of the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher says he stayed back after last call early Saturday morning to do the books, thinking somebody might stop by to make a purchase from the offsale.Geral...
Aug 22, 2019 Police say the Club 15 Cheers Tavern in Kelliher was robbed by three people on Aug. 17, 2019. (Club 15 Cheers Tavern/Facebook)
Fleeing suspect makes leap of faith
UPDATED: Jade Ermine appeared in court Thursday where matters were held over to a bail hearing Friday at 10 a.m.--A man who was on the run from police, made a daring jump off the roof of Prince Albert...
Aug 21, 2019 The north side of the Gateway Mall. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
"You did something you shouldn't have done," judge says to front end loader thief
A Prince Albert judge has instructed a 13-year-old boy not to play so many video games.The teen, who stole a front end loader from a fenced in compound last June, and crashed it into the retaining wal...
Aug 21, 2019 A photo taken of the stolen vehicle on June 2, 2019. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Ermine arrested by Prince Albert Police
One of Prince Albert's most wanted, Jade Ermine, was arrested by police this morning after an extensive search by various agencies.According to a media release from the Prince Albert Police Service, 3...
Aug 21, 2019 Jade Ermine. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Council ponders curfew in back alleys and walkways
Prince Albert city council will study the possibility of a new bylaw prohibiting access to public back alleys and walkways at night. The proposed measure, aimed at combatting crime, would allow police...
Aug 20, 2019 Trash can fires aren't the only concern for residents as council ponders a curfew at night in back alleys and walkways to curb rampant property crime. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
RCMP pursuing repeat offender; officer injured in chase
A man with a history of break and enters in the Prince Albert area, is again wanted by the RCMP.Blaine Lake RCMP have issued a warrant for the arrest of Jade Ermine. It's alleged he was one of three p...
Aug 20, 2019 Jade Ermine. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Ledoux homicide case proceeds to trial
Trial dates have now been set for two people, who were charged in connection to a Prince Albert homicide case dating back two years.Based on the outcome of a pre-trial conference earlier this month, B...
Aug 20, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
City turns to investigation on how $1.04M was transferred to fraudster posing as construction CFO
The City of Saskatoon is continuing to make progress on recovering $1.04 million that was defrauded from them in an email scheme.After reporting that the "vast majority" of the funds had been frozen i...
Aug 20, 2019 Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark speaks to media at a news conference on Aug. 15, 2019. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
Police investigate after two separate stabbings occur hours apart
Prince Albert Police are investigating two separate stabbings that occurred within hours of each other over the weekend. The first occurred late Friday night on the 1300 block of 18th St. W. before 11...
Aug 19, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
