Crime & Courts

RCMP end manhunt following highway pursuit

Battlefords RCMP arrested Jonathan Swiftwolfe, after a coordinated effort with multiple police units over the weekend.On December 4, local RCMP, the North Battleford Gang Task Force and Municipal Gene...

Dec 07, 2020

'They don't seem concerned about getting caught': RM responds to spike in vehicle thefts

According to the newly elected Reeve for the Rural Municipality (RM) of Mervin, whatever is not nailed down seems to be at risk.Gerry Ritz is responding to a recent number of property crimes in the ar...

Dec 07, 2020

Two accused in Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation have cases adjourned

Two accused facing charges connected to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation had their cases adjourned in North Battleford provincial court Friday.Samuel Takakenew, 36, is charged with accessory...

Dec 04, 2020

Case for one of four suspects in Gatzke homicide adjourned in court today

One of the four suspects facing charges related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke had his case adjourned in North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday.Jacob Joseph Ballantyne, 25, of Edam, is charged ...

Dec 03, 2020

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Preliminary hearing set for accused in Todd Stone homicide investigation

A preliminary hearing has now been set for the accused in the Todd Levi Stone homicide investigation.Michael Jordan White, also known as Michael Jordan Frank, 33, who remains in custody, is facing a c...

Nov 30, 2020

Gang associates arrested, weapons seized following Lashburn car theft

Maidstone RCMP collaborated with other law enforcement groups to arrest multiple members of the Westside Outlaws street gang last week, after tracking a stolen car in western Saskatchewan.Around 3 p.m...

Nov 27, 2020

Turtleford RCMP looking into truck theft by Brightsand

RCMP in northwest Saskatchewan are asking for public assistance as they investigate the theft of a truck in Brightsand, Sask., half an hour north of Turtleford.On Nov. 27, Turtleford RCMP received a t...

Nov 27, 2020

Cases for four suspects in Gatzke homicide adjourned

Four suspects in custody are awaiting further disclosure related to charges in the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford last year.Jacob Ballantyne, Isaac Melko, Charles McLean and a youth at the ti...

Nov 25, 2020