Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate
The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....
Dec 01, 2020
'He made a significant lapse in judgment': Gun toting suspect avoids jail time
Nearly six months after a disturbance at a Prince Albert bar, the man responsible has now been sentenced on all charges and none of it will require any time in custody.On Monday, Tim Franc, 27, entere...
Nov 30, 2020
Man found with guns and knives avoids trial with guilty pleas
A 40-year-old man from the George Gordon First Nation in southern Saskatchewan is now awaiting sentencing in connection to a weapons bust in Prince Albert last February.Kevin George Ackegan entered gu...
Nov 30, 2020
Arson cases on the rise in 2020
It's been a hot year for crime, according to the most recent crime statistics from the Prince Albert Police Service.For the time period ending Oct. 31, there were 40 reported arsons in the city, 14 mo...
Nov 27, 2020
Two charged following investigation by police
The Prince Albert Police Service Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) have charged a 29-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman after an investigation on Wednesday. The police believe the incident to b...
Nov 27, 2020
P.A. Correctional to become re-direction site for Saskatoon inmates, following COVID spike in Saskatoon
Effective Thursday, all remanded and sentenced offenders in the province are being sent to the Regina and Prince Albert Correctional Centres, and there will be no new admissions to the Saskatoon Corre...
Nov 26, 2020
Search continues for alleged kidnapper
A woman who is alleged to have entered a home on the One Arrow First Nation residence without permission, assaulted a woman, and then took the woman's four-month-old son, remains on the run. The incid...
Nov 26, 2020
Rivercrest murder case skips trial, proceeds to sentencing
CONTENT WARNING: Graphic descriptions of violence. The four men responsible for the death of a young man last year in Prince Albert, have received prison sentences, ranging from six to nine years.Raym...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...
Nov 24, 2020
'We heard a bang, like a loud rifle shot': local family mourns sudden loss of beloved pet
For the second time in a year, a family from the rural area northwest of Prince Albert is mourning the loss of a beloved pet.Bella Zimmerman's six-year-old German Shepherd "Oatis" was shot and killed ...
Nov 23, 2020
