Crime & Courts

Car theft at food bank leads to compassion for would-be thief

Her hands were so cold, they were purple. The woman behind the attempt to steal a car behind the Battlefords District Food and Resources Centre earlier Wednesday was trying to make her way back to a r...

Feb 20, 2025

18-year-old and youth arrested in Carry the Kettle quadruple homicide

Two arrests have been made in the Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation quadruple murders.18-year-old Darrius Racette was arrested in the Yorkton area. A male youth was arrested on Carry the Kettle, he...

Feb 19, 2025

'A safe community to live in': Focused policing efforts lower crime in Battleford

The latest fourth-quarter report from the RCMP for 2024 revealed that the Town of Battleford experienced an overall nine per cent reduction in crime compared to the same period in 2023 (October to Dec...

Feb 19, 2025

Updated: Suspect located; second person charged after weekend stabbings at Big River First Nation

Update: The manhunt is over for the suspect wanted in relation to a trio of stabbings on Big River First NationRyan Lachance was arrested at a home on the First Nation Wednesday evening. He is facing ...

Feb 18, 2025

Three people in custody after shots fired in North Battleford and police chase

Three men are facing multiple charges after a police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle and a firearm incident that began in North Battleford and ended on Red Pheasant First Nation.Last Friday, around...

Feb 18, 2025

Second-degree murder, manslaughter charges after Waterhen Lake victim dies

Police have updated charges for two men arrested after the victim in a shooting on Waterhen Lake First Nation on Feb. 8 died in hospital.In a news release on Feb. 17, Saskatchewan RCMP said shooting v...

Feb 17, 2025

Large scale RCMP investigation leads to multiple charges in bank robbery, ATM thefts

A whopping 64 charges have been laid against three people in connection to a bank robbery that occurred in Landis, about an hour south of North Battleford, on November 22 of last year.The RCMP's Provi...

Feb 17, 2025

More details on stabbing incident at Big River First Nation; suspect still on the loose

Saskatchewan RCMP continue to search for 29-year-old Ryan Lachance, the prime suspect in three stabbing incidents that occurred on Big River First Nation Saturday. A second suspect is no longer being ...

Feb 16, 2025

Updated: Multiple stabbing incident on Big River First Nation

Update 10:49 p.m. - RCMP are trying to determine if three separate stabbing incidents that took place on Big River First Nation Saturday are random in nature. Two victims have been transported to hosp...

Feb 15, 2025

Teen charged after firearms, drugs seized in Lloydminster

An 18-year-old man is in police custody after guns and drugs were found at home in Lloydminster. Officers from Lloydminster RCMP and Police Dog Service executed a search warrant at a residence on 49 A...

Feb 15, 2025