Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
North Battleford man wanted for arson, firearms offences
A 33-year-old North Battleford man is wanted by the RCMP for arson, uttering threats, failing to comply with a court order, pointing a firearm and other firearm offences.Kevin Richard Petit is five-fo...
Jun 13, 2019 Kevin Richard Petit is wanted by Battlefords RCMP. (supplied/Battlefords RCMP)
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)
Charges laid after weekend high-risk search warrant
Charges have been laid against a 36-year-old man after officers executed a high-risk search warrant over the weekend. Jamie Lynn Musqua is facing a number of firearm and stolen property charges. He wa...
Jun 11, 2019 Officers executed a high-risk search warrant at a home on 11 Ave. and 106 St. early Saturday morning. (battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP say missing woman's disappearance result of foul play, being investigated as homicide
RCMP are investigating the disappearance of Tiki Laverdiere as a homicide after determining she went missing as a result of foul play.Laverdiere was last seen in North Battleford and last made contact...
Jun 10, 2019
Eight arrested after police execute high-risk search warrant in 'complex investigation'
Three men and five women were arrested after police executed a high-risk search warrant at a home in North Battleford.All were taken without incident and a search of the home on 11 Ave. and 106 St. fo...
Jun 08, 2019 Officers executed a high-risk search warrant at a home on 11 Ave. and 106 St. early Saturday morning. (battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP forensic unit investigating North Battleford property
The RCMP Forensic Identification Services conducting an investigation a home on the 900 block of 105 St. in North Battleford.The property has been cordoned off since Friday morning.Police cordoned off...
Jun 08, 2019 The RCMP Forensic Identification Services unit conducted an investigation at a house on the 900 block of 105 Street in North Battleford, Saturday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Search warrant results in arrests
A heavy police presence remains around 11 Ave. and 106 St. after officers executed a search warrant at a home in the area.RCMP said in a media release that all suspects were arrested without incident ...
Jun 08, 2019 (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Lawyers eye possible plea deal for man accused of defrauding Viterra
A plea deal is being discussed for a man accused of defrauding Viterra Inc. out of thousands of dollars.David Glassford, 42, is facing various charges for allegedly defrauding one of the nation's larg...
Jun 07, 2019 A man accused of an alleged fraud of over $5,000 against Viterra Inc. returned to Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford, Friday. The case has been adjourned to September as the Crown and Defence look to find a common resolution in the matter. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
MMIW inquiry report represents "good first step," according to families with lost loved ones
The twin sister of a woman who was murdered in Prince Albert four years ago, says the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) Inquiry represents a step in the righ...
Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Two facing possession charges after police execute search warrant in Kindersley
A man and woman are facing a number of charges after police executed a search warrant at a home in Kindersley.RCMP officers from the town and the F Division Crime Reduction Team searched a home on Kay...
Jun 01, 2019