Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
P.A. man facing drug and theft charges set for show cause hearing
A man facing charges in La Ronge, Melfort, and Prince Albert has his show cause hearing adjourned.Gerald Laliberte, 38, appeared in Melfort Provincial Court on Thursday, Feb. 6. He was scheduled to go...
Feb 06, 2020 Melfort Provincial Court (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Local residents take a stand against human trafficking
As a human trafficking case makes its way through the courts in southern Saskatchewan, a group of people in Prince Albert braved the cold Thursday to raise awareness about the issue.On Jan. 28, four a...
Feb 06, 2020 Representatives from Métis Nation Western Region Two were joined Thursday by a representative from the Prince Albert Police Service, as well as members from the public. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
P.A. contemplates motion sensor lights to reduce crime
The city of Prince Albert will consider partnering with businesses to allow residents to purchase motion sensor lights at cost. The idea is modelled off a similar program in North Battleford and aimed...
Feb 05, 2020 The North Battleford Fire Department installs one of the first motion sensor lights as part of a neighborhood watch program. (File Photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Verdict reserved in Vandewater murder trial
It's up to a Court of Queen's Bench Justice to determine whether Tyler Vandewater was defending himself when he stabbed his prison cellmate to death. The 31-year-old was charged with second degree mur...
Feb 05, 2020 The fate of Tyler Vandewater is now in the hands of a Queen's Bench Justice. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
La Ronge homicide suspect arrested in P.A.
After evading police for weeks, one of the accused in the Sheena Billette homicide investigation was arrested yesterday.Members of the Prince Albert Police Service arrested Charlie Napthalie Charles, ...
Feb 05, 2020 Police issued this photo of Charlie Napthalie Charles when they requested the public to supply any information on his whereabouts. (Supplied photo/RCMP)
Inquest to be conducted on Sask. Penitentiary inmate's death
A man's death in a cell at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary almost three years ago will be the subject of a public inquest starting on Feb. 24, at the Coronet Hotel.Curtis Cozart, 30, was found unrespons...
Feb 05, 2020 Curtis Cozart was found unresponsive in his cell at the Saskathcewan Penitentiary on May 23, 2017. (submitted photo)
'There was no excuse for this': guilty pleas in care home threats case
The two men who traumatized staff and residents at Prince Albert's Herb Bassett care home last fall, have been released from custody and instructed by a judge not to set foot again near the facility.R...
Feb 04, 2020 A photo taken of Herb Bassett Home at the time of the incident last September. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
'Violence in jails is a big concern': judge doubles suggested sentence for offender
One of the men involved in a three-on-one attack at Prince Albert Correctional Centre last December, was on the receiving end of a Prince Albert judge's rebuke Tuesday morning.Dallas Fulton, 23, plead...
Feb 04, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
'I'm not just gonna sit there and let the guy kill me': accused defends killing cellmate
A man accused of murder admitted to stabbing his prison cellmate to death, but said he did it out of self defence. Tyler Vandewater, 31, testified today at Prince Albert's Court of Queen's Bench in th...
Feb 03, 2020 Photo taken of the mattress at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, where Chris Van Camp's body was found the morning of June 7, 2017. (supplied/Court of Queen's Bench)
‘It’s just way, way too simple’: Sask. couple raises awareness after stolen identity case
A southeastern Saskatchewan family that lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a stolen identity case are looking to build awareness around their story.Andrew and Laurie Johnson had their identifica...
Feb 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
