Crime & Courts

RCMP Report Pt. 1: Missing person, multiple assault arrests

Battlefords RCMP are asking for public assistance in located 39-year-old Carol Arnault.The North Battleford woman was last seen on April 10 within the City. She's around 5'0", with an average build, b...

Apr 13, 2022

Battlefords RCMP sees high vehicle thefts total during winter

Stolen vehicles remained an issue in the Battlefords this winter, especially in cars and trucks left unattended.The Battlefords RCMP detachment recently did an analysis of stolen vehicles in the area ...

Apr 12, 2022

Multiple deaths serve as overdose warning

Spiritwood RCMP are reminding the public of how to recognize an overdose, after three people were found dead on the side of a road on Saturday.Around 8:30 a.m. that morning, police got a call regardin...

Apr 11, 2022

Mirasty sentencing moved to April 29 in manslaughter case

The man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Sequin Mooswa homicide investigation was originally scheduled for his sentencing hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court Friday, but it was moved...

Apr 08, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 2: Men charged for assault, threats, identify fraud

Battlefords RCMP made two arrests on March 26 related to an incident where men uttered threats and refused to leave a residence. The call that evening reported two unwanted males in a home just outsid...

Apr 08, 2022

RCMP Report Pt. 1: One teen hospitalized, another arrested following assault

A 16-year-old youth from North Battleford faces multiple assault charges after an incident on Tuesday evening left another teen seriously injured.Police responded to a disturbance shortly after 9:00 p...

Apr 07, 2022

Orthner pleads guilty to manslaughter in Laverdiere homicide investigation

One of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation is now scheduled for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to manslaughter Wednesday.Shayla Orthner, 30, of Nor...

Apr 06, 2022

Red Pheasant leadership considers appealing court decision on electoral fraud

Red Pheasant First Nation leadership say they are considering appealing a court decision related to electoral fraud. The elections of Chief Clinton Wuttunee and Councillor Gary Nicotine were to be ann...

Apr 05, 2022

Prisoner escapes Besnard Lake Correctional Camp

The public is asked to be on the lookout for an escaped prisoner from Besnard Lake Correctional Camp.According to a media release, on April 2 around 8 a.m., Pinehouse RCMP received a report of an inma...

Apr 04, 2022

RCMP arrest two more people in suspicious death on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crime Unit has made two more arrests in connection to the death of a man in Beardy's & Okemasis' Cree Nation.Scotty Jimmy from North Battleford and Allison Bear of Sask...

Apr 04, 2022