Crime & Courts

Co-accused in Jonson murder has case adjourned

One of two suspects facing a murder charge in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson returned to court Tuesday.Nicolas Buck, 22, was scheduled to appear in North Battleford provincial court via closed-circu...

Apr 28, 2020 Nicolas Buck, 22, is facing a charge of first degree murder. (Submitted photo/North Battleford RCMP)

Chase of gunmen results in two arrests in Battlefords

A pursuit that started behind the wheel and ended on foot resulted in the arrest of two men early this morning in the Battlefords.At approximately 3 a.m., Battlefords RCMP received a report of gunfire...

Apr 28, 2020 A report of gunfire early Tuesday morning, followed by a chase on the road and on foot, led to two arrests. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Parents urged to keep tabs on kids’ Internet interactions to stop online predators

Online predatory crimes against children have gone up significantly over the past few years.Police in Saskatchewan are noticing that while it's not spiking in this province, it has gone up as children...

Apr 27, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Sask. RCMP respond to 78 COVID-19-related calls in the past week, one charge laid

From April 17 to Thursday inclusive, Saskatchewan RCMP had 78 calls for service related to COVID-19 and laid one charge.RCMP received 43 complaints of social gatherings of more than 10 people, eight c...

Apr 24, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Onion Lake RCMP lay charges in aggravated assault

An Onion Lake man faces charges following an alleged altercation earlier this week.Christopher Cook of Onion Lake has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpo...

Apr 23, 2020 An Onion Lake man is facing charges following an alleged aggravated assault earlier this week on Onion Lake Cree Nation. (File Photo/battlefordsNOW)

RCMP make cocaine seizure near Maidstone

The Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit made a cocaine seizure and arrest following a registration check on a vehicle near Maidstone.On April 16, 2020, at approximately 3 p.m. the Roving Traffic Uni...

Apr 22, 2020 Saskatchewan RCMP Roving Traffic Unit made a large cocaine seizure, (supplied photo/RCMP)

P.A. city council pushes ahead on Alley Bylaw; hears petition against it

Prince Albert city councillors heard from the author of a petition against their proposed back alley curfew on Monday night, but remained unfazed in their resolve to move ahead on the issue. If implem...

Apr 21, 2020 According to a city report, up to half of all properties in P.A. abut onto a back alley. (Alison Sandstrom)

Nineteen-year-old charged with second-degree murder in Fond du Lac

A 19-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault after an altercation in Fond du Lac early on Saturday morning. At 6 a.m., Fond du Lac RCMP were called to a residence du...

Apr 19, 2020 Fond du Lac. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

RCMP respond to over 800 COVID-19 complaints

Between March 1 and April 16, RCMP in the province responded to 894 COVID-19 related calls. Calls for service include 229 complaints of social gatherings of over 10 people, 395 complaints of people fa...

Apr 17, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

‘I’ll never forgive him for doing any of that’: La Loche shooting victim

A sense of relief for many accompanied Thursday's news that the Supreme Court of Canada would not hear an appeal from a young offender who was sentenced as an adult in a mass shooting in La Loche.Rand...

Apr 16, 2020 Police outside the Dene High School building in La Loche, Sask. following a shooting in January 2016. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)