Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

17 pounds of cocaine, four guns seized by RCMP and Edmonton police
Drug trafficking in Battlefords and some in Edmonton have taken a big hit with the seizure of 17 pounds of cocaine, some illegally held handguns, Xanax, pre-rolled joints, almost 900 cartons of cigare...
Feb 10, 2023

Two men arrested after Highway 16 pursuit
A man from Sweetgrass First Nation and another from Edmonton have been identified as the pair arrested following a high-speed police pursuit on Highway 16 near Waseca last night. Nakota Pooyak, 29, an...
Feb 08, 2023

Two people in custody after police pursuit on Hwy 16
RCMP used a spike belt to stop a vehicle on Highway 16 near Waseca late yesterday following a police pursuit. Multiple detachments were called out around 11 p.m., and officers blocked off the highway ...
Feb 08, 2023

RCMP's latest crime stats show increase for Town of Battleford
The Town of Battleford is seeing an increase in a number of categories in its latest RCMP crime report. Battlefords RCMP Inspector Jesse Gilbert visited town council Monday to present the quarterly re...
Feb 07, 2023

Indigenous history class for lawyers justified and more common in Canada: experts
EDMONTON - As Alberta's Law Society seeks to defend rules that require members to take a course on Indigenous issues, experts say such measures are common elsewhere in Canada and are well-grounded in ...
Feb 05, 2023

Battlefords RCMP investigating after man injured by firearm
Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a man was injured by a firearm.Police received a report at 6:15 a.m. on Friday that a person was injured at a home on the 1200 block of 108 Street in North Bat...
Feb 03, 2023

RCMP investigating report of mail theft
Battlefords RCMP are investigating a report of a break and enter, and theft of mail from a building on the 1500 block of 100 Street in North Battleford. The incident happened in the early morning hour...
Feb 03, 2023

Break-in at Cenovus Energy site to cost over $100,000, says RCMP
Cut Knife RCMP are seeking the person or persons responsible for a break-in at the Cenovus Energy site in the Rural Municipality of Manitou Lake.The incident happened between the hours of 6 p.m. on De...
Feb 02, 2023

Preliminary hearings set in Megan Gallagher homicide
Four of the nine people charged in connection with the death of Megan Gallagher, whose remains were found near St. Louis in September, have had their preliminary hearings set. Robert James Thomas, 27,...
Feb 02, 2023

RCMP say unsecured child found in vehicle, driven by drunk driver
A 34-year-old man is facing a number of charges following a traffic stop in Cut Knife Friday night, where a young child was found sitting on a tool box and the driver arrested for being impaired.The t...
Jan 30, 2023