Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
UPDATE: Spiritwood RCMP recover two of three stolen vehicles
Update: The stolen GMC Sierra and the Dodge Charger were recovered. Police are still looking for the Volkswagen Jetta.-It's been a busy start to the day for Spiritwood RCMP.At approximately 7 a.m. Thu...
Sep 12, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Smash and grab at P.A. jewelry store
The Prince Albert Police believe as many three people may have been involved in an early morning break at Bocian Jewellers on Wednesday.Around 4:30 a.m. one of the large windows at the store was smash...
Sep 11, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Shooting suspect denied bail
Citing a lack of confidence in a shooting suspect's ability to abide by court conditions, a judge has denied her bail Wednesday morning.Sherilyn Naytowhow, 24, appeared via video at Prince Albert Prov...
Sep 11, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
P.A. city councillor's company loses legal bid in diamond case
Embattled Prince Albert city councillor Evert Botha and his diamond cutting company Embee Diamonds, have lost a bid to have a long drawn out diamond debt case moved to Belgium. The judge decided the a...
Sep 10, 2019 P.A. city councillor Evert Botha, the chief operating officer of Embee Diamonds, has lost a legal bid to have a diamond debt case moved to Belgian courts. (Tyler Marr/paNOW Staff)
Police seize gun, arrest two in Pelican Narrows
Pelican Narrows have arrested two men after responding to a disturbance at a home that involved a firearm.The incident occurred last week on Sept. 6 around 1 a.m. Upon arriving at the home, officers w...
Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Nipawin man found not guilty of threatening Trudeau
A Nipawin man was acquitted of his charge of uttering threats toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliament.Judge Hugh Harradence said in Nipawin Provincial Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10 he had rea...
Sep 10, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
P.A. seeks safe Internet sales zone
The common Internet sale can be dangerous and in a bid to make the process safer, P.A. city council is looking into creating a designated Internet exchange zone."It will help people trade goods on the...
Sep 10, 2019 Some Canadian cities, including Cornwall Ontario, already have Internet exchange zones (submitted photo/Blake Edwards)
August stats reveal crime in P.A. not cooling off
The Prince Albert Police Service had a very busy summer.The statistics report for August was discussed during Monday's Board of Police Commissioners Meeting. For the months of June, July and August, p...
Sep 09, 2019
500 tickets and warnings in August police blitz
More than 135 divers were given tickets for speeding in the recent Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) initiative hosted by the Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS). A further 70 drivers and p...
Sep 07, 2019 Various agencies were involved in the integrated traffic enforcement push last month (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
P.A. Police chief responds to violent crime in the city
The chief of police for the Prince Albert Police Service says police continue to work to combat violent crime in the city, and he's grateful for the community members who report violent crimes when th...
Sep 06, 2019 Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
