Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Man who assaulted security officer with machete sentenced to 30 days in jail
A man who assaulted a hotel security officer with a machete was told by a judge he was very lucky to receive only a 30-day jail sentence for the attack.Preston Ratt, 23, entered guilty pleas to assaul...
Feb 08, 2021
Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...
Feb 08, 2021
Arsonist ordered to pay $36K in restitution
The man responsible for setting a number of fires in Prince Albert's west flat neighbourhood last spring has been ordered by a judge to pay $36,600 in restitution.Jared Custer, 24, received a 15-month...
Feb 07, 2021
People 'taking advantage' of face masks: P.A. Police
Prince Albert police say people with ill-intent are taking advantage of the mandatory use of face masks at local businesses. Meanwhile, at least one private security officer says it has become much ha...
Feb 06, 2021
Witness safety concerns raised during opening week of murder trial
Week one of the Marissa Bird trial at Prince Albert Court of Queen's Bench has wrapped up.The 31-year-old is facing a charge of first degree murder in the August, 2017, death of Duane Brett Ledoux. Le...
Feb 05, 2021
Police make arrests in separate incidents finding drugs and other items
The Prince Albert Police Service have arrested three people in the community following two separate incidents involving drug trafficking.In the first incident the police arrested two 20-year-old men a...
Feb 04, 2021
Alleged drive-by shooter arrested by police
Prince Albert Police may have found the man who pulled the trigger, during a drive-by shooting in the city last October.Keistin Blake Deschambault, 22, faces numerous charges including attempted murde...
Feb 03, 2021
Police charge second person in investigation into death of Onion Lake man
A man accused of being an accessory to murder after the fact appeared Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court.Twobears Bird, 22, was arrested Tuesday in relation to the January 2020 death ...
Feb 03, 2021
Chretien murder suspects already in custody on other matters
Some new information has come to light in the Dylan Chretien murder case, following the court appearances Wednesday morning of the latest two accused. The two accused were already in custody related t...
Feb 03, 2021
Proud Boys and other extreme right-wing groups among 13 added to Canada's terror list
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that ...
Feb 03, 2021
