Crime & Courts

RCMP Town Hall: numbers, elected officials, benches, liaison officers, and stigma

It was a night full of discussion on what the next steps are when it comes to battling crime in the Battlefords.The Battlefords RCMP held a town hall Thursday night at the Don Ross Centre, and with ab...

Apr 19, 2019 Around 40 residents made their concerns known at the Battlefords RCMP's Town Hall (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)

Crime watch network expands province wide

A new crime watch initiative is being expanded province wide following the early success of the program in southern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network is being expanded across...

Apr 18, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff

‘Devastated’: Woman has dog’s ashes stolen during break-in

Mandee Forester lost her dog of 13 years in January. It was her close companion and protector. But Wednesday night, her home was broken into, turned upside down and one of the few items the thieves ma...

Apr 18, 2019 Mandee Forester's dog's ashes were in the blue satin bag that was stolen from her house. (Facebook/Mandee Forester)

Unity RCMP seek help in locating stolen truck

Police in Unity are asking for the public's help in locating a stolen pickup truck. On the night of April 16, RCMP said a white 2007 GMC Sierra with aftermarket rims was stolen. The vehicle last had t...

Apr 18, 2019 RCMP said a white 2007 GMC Sierra with aftermarket rims was stolen on April 16. (supplied/Unity RCMP)

Special forces unit seizes drugs, cash

The Prince Albert Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) seized two kilograms of methamphetamine and $1,000 in cash in a vehicle stop near North Battleford last week. CFSEU also executed fiv...

Apr 15, 2019 The Prince Albert Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) seized two kilograms of meth, along with two handguns, cash and a money counting device. (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)

34-year-old killed on Highway 4 north

A man from the Saulteaux First Nation is dead following a collision involving a semi and pedestrian Saturday.At around 3:30 a.m., the Battlefords RCMP responded to the scene on Highway 4.A 34-year-old...

Apr 15, 2019

Students turn courtroom into classroom for Law Day exercise

SpongeBob SquarePants was in hot water Friday when he appeared in North Battleford provincial court to challenge a shoplifting charge.The character, played by a student, was part of a class exercise f...

Apr 13, 2019 Judge Lorna Dyck, right, assists student judge Janel Night at a student mock court Friday to recognize Law Day. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Update: Railway Ave. incident turns out to be medical emergency

An incident on 104 St. and Railway Ave. on Friday afternoon turned out to be a medical emergency.After initially telling battlefordsNOW the incident started as a traffic complaint and resulted in one ...

Apr 12, 2019 The incident along Railway Ave. turned out to be a medical emergency. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Different pictures emerge of La Loche school shooter requesting youth sentence

REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has reserved its decision on whether a young man who shot and killed four people and injured seven others in a northern community should be sentenced as a youth o...

Apr 12, 2019 The Canadian Press

Missing youth may be in North Battleford: RCMP

Punnichy RCMP are looking for a 13-year-old youth, who they say may be in the Battlefords.Javien Lloyd Morin was last seen near Punnichy on March 15, which is 127 kilometres northwest of Regina. He ha...

Apr 12, 2019 Punnichy RCMP is looking for assistance in locating a 13-year-old youth, who may be in the Battlefords. (supplied photo/RCMP)