Crime & Courts

P.A. man sentenced in hunting death

A young man who accidentally shot and killed another hunter near Weirdale in 2017 will go to jail for seven months.Austyn Adamko, 24, was sentenced Monday on charges of careless use of a firearm and c...

Apr 29, 2019 Facebook/Jordan Darchuk

Surge of vehicle vandalism in Air Ronge

La Ronge RCMP are asking for residents to review their security footage, after members received approximately four calls of vehicle vandalism within the community of Air Ronge on April 27.These instan...

Apr 29, 2019 (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Nipawin man accused of threatening Trudeau pleads not guilty

The Nipawin man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Parliament buildings has pleaded not guilty.David Petersen, 52, was originally scheduled to plead guilty during his latest ...

Apr 24, 2019 Nipawin Provincial Court. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Seized ATVs in La Loche spurs 'retaliation' against RCMP

La Loche RCMP believe the tires of a police vehicle that were slashed in the community earlier this week was in retaliation for six all-terrain vehicles (ATV) officers seized last weekend. That's acco...

Apr 19, 2019 The operation of all-terrain vehicles has become an issue in La Loche. (file photo/paNOW 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

RCMP investigating death in Stanley Mission

Stanley Mission RCMP are investigating the death of a man in the community Monday night.Police say they were called to a complaint of an injured man at a home in Stanley Mission just before 7 a.m. Mon...

Apr 16, 2019 file photo/larongeNOW Staff

Northern Saskatchewan man sentenced for violent "sleep attack"

The statistics are alarming - Saskatchewan has the second-highest rate of sexual assaults in Canada - one third of which are crimes against Aboriginal women. Sexual assaults in northern Saskatchewan "...

Apr 12, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff

New initiative cutting crime in Big River

A "modest" group of citizens attended Big River RCMP's Town Hall meeting last night. A number of productive discussions were held between the citizens and members of the Big River detachment, they sai...

Apr 12, 2019 (file photo/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

RCMP requests public assistance after vehicles vandalized in Air Ronge

The La Ronge RCMP wish to remind the public to exercise extra security precautions amidst the warm weather. According to a press release, on April 11 officers received at least four reports of vehicle...

Apr 11, 2019 There were at least four reported instances with the RCMP. (file photo/paNOW Staff)