Crime & Courts

Two teens charged in North Battleford armed home invasion

Two youth are facing charges after a break and enter at a home in North Battleford on Feb. 15. Battlefords RCMP were called to a house on 108th Street around 4:30 a.m. Police say the suspects kicked i...

Feb 20, 2025

Teen boy now facing four murder charges in Carry the Kettle homicides

A 15-year-old boy is facing four charges of first-degree murder in connection with a quadruple homicide case on Saskatchewan's Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation.According to the RCMP, the boy was arreste...

Feb 20, 2025

American man guilty of illegal outfitting in Northern Sask. following lengthy investigation

An American cabin owner is facing a hefty fine after pleading guilty to operating an illegal outfitter operation in Northern Saskatchewan.Pinehouse Lake conservation officers were first alerted to the...

Feb 20, 2025

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

UPDATED: Both suspects now charged with second-degree murder in the death of Antoine Hamm

Update: April 17, 3:28 p.m.Meadow Lake RCMP have upgraded the charges against a man previously charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Antoine Hamm.On Thursday, 42-year-old Derek Lasas had ...

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