Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Police investigating toddler's death
Police are investigating after a three-year-old girl died this afternoon. Members of the Prince Albert Police Service were called to a home on the 800 block of 17th Street West last night. Officers as...
Apr 09, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Union requests better distancing practices and more testing at provincial correctional centres
As of Thursday there have been six confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the province's correctional centres, all traced back to staff members. No inmates have been infected.According to a statement from the...
Apr 09, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads
The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...
Apr 09, 2020
Stolen semi-truck, loaded with canola, goes viral on social media
The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalites (SARM) says a story about a stolen semi-truck loaded with canola, speaks to the level of crime happening in rural Saskatchewan.Ray ...
Apr 08, 2020 A photo of this truck, stolen near Leask. (Facebook)
Taber man charged after licking products in store as part of 'COVID Challenge'
TABER, Alta. - A man from southern Alberta has been charged with mischief after police say he participated in an online prank related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Police in Taber say the man allegedly tam...
Apr 08, 2020
Shooting suspect found hiding in stranger's basement: court testimony
A man responsible for a shooting in Prince Albert's West View area last fall, has received a four and a half year jail sentence.On Tuesday, Konnor Mercredi, 21, pleaded guilty to a number of charges i...
Apr 08, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Gang member at a crossroads, according to P.A. judge
A man connected to multiple violent robberies in the Prince Albert area offered no apology or even a comment, prior to receiving an eight-year prison sentence.Gavin Ballantyne, 21, appeared via video ...
Apr 07, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
PAPS Community Policing Unit shifts their role
With school's closed and face to face interaction being discouraged the Prince Albert Police Service's Community Policing Unit (CPU) is adapting to changing times forced by the COVID-19 pandemic."Obvi...
Apr 07, 2020 The Community Policing Unit is putting a higher focus on being highly visible while also attempting to limit direct contact with the public. (paNOW Staff/ Michael Joel-Hanson)
Ledoux homicide case proceeds to sentencing
Two men charged in connection to a 2017 homicide case in Prince Albert, have each received three-year prison sentences after entering guilty pleas. Borden Umpherville, 37, and William Chaboyer, 24, ap...
Apr 06, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash anniversary recognition plans change due to COVID-19
The City of Humboldt is still recognizing the second anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, despite the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.The City has announced that they and t...
Apr 06, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
