Crime & Courts

Police seize handgun and cash after traffic stop near Maidstone

An individual is facing a litany of charges after RCMP found a loaded handgun and about $10,000 during a traffic stop near Maidstone.According to a media release, the RCMP F Division's Roving Traffic ...

Jan 13, 2020 Police seized a loaded handgun and about $10,000 in a traffic stop near Maidstone. (Supplied/RCMP)

New preliminary inquiry dates to be set for one accused in Jonson homicide

New preliminary inquiry dates are to be set for one of the two accused in the Mark Douglas Jonson homicide investigation.The preliminary inquiry will determine if there is sufficient evidence for tria...

Jan 10, 2020 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5, 2019. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Chicken with razor blades tossed into dog owner’s west Saskatoon backyard

A Saskatoon dog owner is keeping a closer eye on her canine in the backyard after a chilling incident Monday morning.Brittany Betker had just let Duke, her rescue dog, out into their backyard around 1...

Jan 07, 2020 A baggy containing a chicken breast with embedded razorblades was found in a Pacific Heights neighbourhood backyard on Jan. 6, 2020. (Brittany Betker/Facebook)

More than 225,000 cigarettes seized in raid by Sask. police

Three people are facing charges after a huge seizure of illegal tobacco products north of Yorkton.According to the RCMP, a four-month-long investigation led to the execution of six search warrants in ...

Jan 07, 2020 (submitted/RCMP)

Walmart shooting suspect has Prince Albert connection

The man accused of last month's fatal shooting in the Red Deer Walmart's parking lot has a Prince Albert connection. Chase Freed, 18, recently made his first court appearance and several sources close...

Jan 06, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Police looking for suspect in armed robbery

At 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning Battlefords RCMP received a complaint of an armed robbery at a business on the 1700 block of 100th St. A lone man entered the business brandishing a weapon, threatened...

Jan 04, 2020 Police are asking for help identifying this man. (submitted/RCMP)

Woman, 24, missing from North Battleford

UPDATE: Lisa Emily Moyah has been located safe.Battleford's RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating Lisa Emily Moyah of North Battleford. Moyah, 24, was last seen leaving the Beaver Hotel in...

Jan 04, 2020 (Submitted/RCMP)

Suspicious sudden death near Turtleford now considered a homicide

A suspicious sudden death reported in the R.M. of Frenchman Butte area is now being investigated as a homicide.Turtleford RCMP report at about 5 p.m., Jan. 1, Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a ...

Jan 03, 2020 RCMP report a suspicious sudden death near Turtleford is now being investigated as a homicide. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Nikita Cook to stand trial next year connected to Tiki Laverdiere death

One of the eight people accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation will be headed to trial next year.Nikita Cook, 31, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and...

Jan 03, 2020 Nikita Cook is scheduled for trial in 2021. (supplied/RCMP)

Police looking for inmate who escaped in La Ronge

Police are searching for an inmate who escaped custody in La Ronge, Sask. John Riley Sanderson, 32, was set to appear at La Ronge Provincial Court today. Roughly around 12 p.m., he escaped custody whe...

Jan 02, 2020 John Riley Sanderson. (submitted photo/RCMP)