Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
MMIW inquiry report represents "good first step," according to families with lost loved ones
The twin sister of a woman who was murdered in Prince Albert four years ago, says the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) Inquiry represents a step in the righ...
Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people on three floors and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover ...
Jun 01, 2019 12 people are dead following a shooting in Virginia Beach.
Former RCMP officer known for giving now accused of taking
A former RCMP officer charged in connection to a $16,000 theft from a charity has a history of giving in northern Saskatchewan. In November of 2017, Jason St. Pierre was a corporal in the Assiniboia d...
May 30, 2019 A former member of the Assiniboia RCMP is facing a criminal charge for breach of trust. (file photo/JPBG)
Teen receives nine-year prison sentence for 'adult-like plan' in slaying of La Ronge restaurateur
aJudge Robert Lane called the killing of La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant reprehensible, unjustified and evil as he sentenced the final teen involved in the crime to nine years in prison."This was a ...
May 30, 2019 Final killer sentenced to nine years in jail for death of Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)
Crown seeking 15-year sentence for manslaughter of La Ronge businessman
Final arguments concluded Monday in the adult sentencing hearing for a teen who plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of La Ronge restaurateur Simon Grant.Crown prosecutor Ruth Fafard told Judge R...
May 27, 2019 Cora Laich and Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)
Murder conspiracy case dismissed, accused found not guilty
The re-trial for two people accused of conspiring to kill their spouses was over before it even started on Monday.At a voir dire hearing that preceded the scheduled trial, Justice Catherine Dawson det...
May 27, 2019 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
City reminds of garage sale rules
Did you know that no more than three garage sales are permitted on any site in a calendar year, and the sales can not run longer than three consecutive days?The Prince Albert Police Service wants to r...
May 25, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
SARM unimpressed with national study on rural crime
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) was eager to sift through a national study on rural crime when it was released earlier this week.President Ray Orb was expecting a binder of...
May 25, 2019 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
La Ronge RCMP seeking owner of traditional items
At approximately 10:45 a.m. May 24, the La Ronge RCMP received a box containing several items that were located on the 700-block of La Ronge Avenue. An RCMP press release states the box contains what ...
May 24, 2019 These traditional items are being held by the La Ronge RCMP. (submitted photo/La Ronge RCMP)
Prosecutor cites hole in indecent exposure case, stays charge
According to one Prince Albert Crown prosecutor, the only wrongdoing committed by a man last February at the Frank Dunn Swimming Pool, was the shorts he wore that day.Tyrel Taylor said the charge agai...
May 23, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
