Crime & Courts

RCMP report several vehicle thefts over last week in the Battlefords

RCMP in the Battlefords are looking for three vehicles stolen in the city over the last week. On Aug. 8, a black 2012 GMC Sierra was stolen from the 2400 block of 100 St. in North Battleford. It had t...

Aug 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicide by gunfire

The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire.Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to be dead for a numbe...

Aug 12, 2019 Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Homicide victim's sister accuses fugitive's dad of failing to take responsibility

The sister of an American tourist says the father of one of the British Columbia men named as a suspect in the woman's death isn't accepting his share of responsibility for her family's sorrow. Kenned...

Aug 12, 2019

Meadow Lake resident recalls spotting B.C. murder suspects, informing RCMP

As coroners in Manitoba perform autopsies on two bodies believed to be that of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, the resident who spotted them in Meadow Lake is now reflecting on the interaction.RCMP ...

Aug 09, 2019 Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were both wanted on Canada-wide warrants. (supplied/RCMP)

Canada-wide warrant issued for seventh person charged in Laverdiere homicide

RCMP have charged and issued a Canada-wide warrant for a seventh person in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death. Nikita Sandra Cook from the Onion Lake Cree Nation is charged with first-degree murder...

Aug 09, 2019 RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Nikita Sandra Cook. (supplied/RCMP)

RCMP ask for help identifying man using stolen credit card

Officers are asking the public to help identify a man committing fraud at several businesses in North Battleford. On June 26, the male suspect used a stolen credit card several times throughout the da...

Aug 08, 2019 RCMP are asking for help in identifying a man who used a stolen credit card at several businesses in North Battleford. (supplied/RCMP)

RCMP ask for help to identify woman after business theft

RCMP hope the public can help identify a woman wanted for theft under $5,000 from a local business. Officers said in a media release the theft occurred shortly after 11 a.m. at a business on 11 Ave. a...

Aug 08, 2019 RCMP want help identifying a woman who stole from a local business. (supplied/RCMP)

Suspect in Mark Douglas Jonson homicide remanded until late August

One of two men charged in the death of Mark Douglas Jonson made a brief court appearance in North Battleford on Thursday.Jonson, 61, was found dead at a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St. on July 5.David Kel...

Aug 08, 2019 Mark Douglas Jonson was found dead in a home on 15 Ave. and 100 St on July 5. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sixth suspect in Laverdiere homicide investigation remanded after first court appearance

The sixth person charged in connection to Tiki Laverdiere's death made her first court appearance on Thursday and will return at the end of August.Soaring Eagle Whitstone was arrested on Aug. 6 in Llo...

Aug 08, 2019

Family, supporters still hoping for answers on Ashley Morin's disappearance

As six suspects in Tiki Laverdiere's homicide begin to move through the courts, the family of Ashley Morin are still looking for answers.Morin, 31 at the time, has been missing since July, 10, 2018. E...

Aug 08, 2019 Tiki Laverdiere's mother Carol, centre right, with Ashley Morin's mother Diane, centre left, Ashley's sister Janine, front left, and Krista Fox, right, outside court in North Battleford Friday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)