Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

RCMP recover stolen hockey memorabilia
More than a year after his collection was stolen, a huge fan of NHL star Wayne Gretzky will be getting most of his memorabilia back. It's believed the theft occurred sometime between November 2021 and...
Feb 23, 2023

Two charged in Beauval for trafficking cocaine
Over 100 grams of crack cocaine were seized as part of a drug bust by Beauval RCMP.Last Friday afternoon, police stopped a vehicle south of Beauval and arrested a man and woman on scene.Police confirm...
Feb 21, 2023

Pierceland gunshot, car theft lead to charges against five people
Five people are facing multiple charges that include possessing banned guns, ammunition, bear spray and a machete along with a stolen SUV after an investigation by Pierceland RCMP. Police say that jus...
Feb 21, 2023

Multiple Indigenous people take part in first-of-its-kind Sask. RCMP recruitment initiative
The Saskatchewan RCMP recently held a first-of-its-kind event aimed at getting more Indigenous people interested in joining the police force.Earlier this month, they held a three-day recruiting sessio...
Feb 19, 2023

FSIN believes First Nations person should be next RCMP Commissioner
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on the RCMP to appoint a First Nations person as the police service's next Commissioner.This comes as the current Commissioner Brenda L...
Feb 17, 2023

Melko receives 12-year jail sentence for manslaughter in Gatzke case
One of the people facing charges in the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 received a 12-year jail sentence for manslaughter in the Court of King's Bench in Battleford Wednesday. Isaac Me...
Feb 15, 2023

Case for man connected to Battleford attack returns to court
The case for a man who pleaded guilty to an attack caught on video in Battleford was back at North Battleford Provincial Court Monday. Adam Lesmeister, 46, of Battleford, was originally facing a charg...
Feb 13, 2023

RCMP arrest man with knife after he stabs detachment windows
Battlefords RCMP have arrested and charged one man after his request for a ride turned violent.Around 11:15 a.m. last Tuesday, the man approached the front desk staff of the detachment where he reques...
Feb 13, 2023

Man arrested following robbery in North Battleford
A man has been charged with robbery and resisting arrest following an incident that happened in North Battleford late Saturday morning. Braden Zacharias, 25, was arrested yesterday afternoon just a fe...
Feb 12, 2023

Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners
OTTAWA - Federal watchdogs and members of Parliament are pressing Canada's top corrections officials to improve conditions for Black and Indigenous offenders who are serving time in federal prisons. T...
Feb 11, 2023