Crime & Courts

B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memorabilia was...

Jul 26, 2019 Alan Schmegelsky, father of Bryer Schmegelsky, poses for a photo during an interview with The Canadian Press in Mill Bay B.C. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the young man's death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Kane

Alberta RCMP apologize for poor investigation into Indigenous woman's death

EDMONTON - The commanding officer of the RCMP in Alberta has apologized to the family of an Indigenous woman who disappeared nine years ago and whose killer has never been found.Amber Tuccaro was 20 y...

Jul 25, 2019 Amber Tuccaro

RCMP discuss detachment ongoings with Air Ronge councillors

The General Investigation Section (GIS) at the La Ronge RCMP detachment is starting to see results with the addition of two officers.That's according to Acting-Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett who presented to...

Jul 24, 2019 Acting Staff Sgt. Josh Hallett is currently leading the La Ronge RCMP detachment. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Police seek B.C. murder suspects in swamp, bush, bugs of northern Manitoba

The deputy mayor of a remote northern Manitoba town says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after word of a police manhunt in the area for two suspects in the deaths o...

Jul 24, 2019

Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's crime rate ticked up again in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, though it was still lower than it was a decade ago.The severity of crime also rose by two ...

Jul 22, 2019

RCMP seize crack cocaine during LLRIB drug bust

La Ronge RCMP seized 115 grams of crack cocaine July 17 on the Lac La Ronge First Nation with assistance from the Meadow Lake Police Dog Service. That's according to an RCMP media release, which state...

Jul 18, 2019 The search warrant was executed July 17. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Defence calling no evidence in case of German tourist shot west of Calgary

CALGARY - The defence is calling no evidence on behalf of a youth accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary last summer. The teen from the Stoney Nakoda First ...

Jul 18, 2019

Sask. RCMP officer charged with unsafe storage of gun

A Saskatchewan RCMP officer is facing charges in connection to an incident that happened in Saskatoon last fall, involving a gun being stolen from inside an unmarked RCMP vehicle.Const. Shannon Drall ...

Jul 17, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

La Ronge RCMP request public assistance regarding vehicle mischief

La Ronge RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in regards to a string of vehicle mischiefs throughout the tri-communities.According to an RCMP media release, there have been several reports of ve...

Jul 17, 2019 There were 11 overnight instances of vandalism in Air Ronge. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Interviews with family of highway shooting victim heard in Calgary court

CALGARY - The trial of an Alberta youth accused of firing a gun at a German tourist on a highway west of Calgary is having to rely on police interviews done with the family after he was shot...

Jul 17, 2019