Tag Archives: Crime & Courts

Trial dates set for Ballantyne, Melko in Gatzke case
Two of the accused facing charges related to the death of Ryan John Gatzke in Battleford in 2019 will be heading to trial next year. Jacob Joseph Ballantyne of Edam, Sask. is charged with second-degre...
May 31, 2022

Four people charged in firearm seizure
Pinehouse RCMP have arrested four individuals after finding an illegal firearm in their vehicle.Police first received a suspicious vehicle report on the evening of May 21. They later found it, out of ...
May 31, 2022

One of accused in Damian Moosomin homicide sentenced for manslaughter
One of the individuals facing charges in the Damian Moosomin homicide investigation was sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter on Friday.Tye Partridge, 24, of Moosomin First Nation, is in cu...
May 27, 2022

RCMP Report P2: Garage, shed break-ins under investigation
Of the 677 calls for service Battlefords RCMP responded to in their latest reporting period, there were many break and enters investigations.Among these break-ins was an incident at a business compoun...
May 27, 2022

RCMP Report: Assault arrests, drivers charged
There were three arrests for assault this past week in the Battlefords.One was a 911 hang-up call from a residence on Trudeau Street in North Battleford Monday evening, where a woman was heard crying ...
May 26, 2022

Joint investigation results in arrests, seizure of drugs
A combined effort with RCMP and Prince Albert's Crime Reduction Team has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs.Back in January, Buffalo Narrows RCMP started an investigation af...
May 25, 2022

Gunman kills 19 children in Texas school rampage
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest schoo...
May 25, 2022

Texas governor: 15 killed in school shooting; gunman dead
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Fourteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, and the 18-year-old gunman was dead, Gov. Greg Abbott said a local man opened fir...
May 24, 2022

Break-in suspect driving stolen truck
Glaslyn RCMP are looking for suspects from multiple break and enters that occurred Thursday.A 2008 Black GMC Sierra was stolen from a residence in Medstead early in the morning. The vehicle then trave...
May 20, 2022

RCMP Report: Impaired driving, assault arrests
A woman from the Battlefords is facing multiple charges, after driving intoxicated with a small child in the vehicle.Battlefords RCMP were alerted to an erratic driver on 102nd Street on Saturday morn...
May 19, 2022