Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
'I couldn't breathe for like four minutes,' sexual assault victim recalls
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted in an area near Bell's Point Elementary School on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is speaking out with the hope it will help police find her attacker. The y...
Jun 26, 2019 The area behind Bell's Point Elementary School where a sexual assault allegedly took place. (Derek Cornet/ paNOW Staff)
Utah anglers net more than $6,000 in fines after overfishing
Eight Utah anglers are on the hook for more than $6,000 in fines after conservation officers confiscated 51 walleye at a float plane base in La Ronge. That's according to the Ministry of Environment, ...
Jun 25, 2019 These fillets were seized from the anglers and later donated to Scattered Site Outreach Program. (Government of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Four arrested in La Ronge during execution of search warrant
Saskatchewan RCMP arrested four people in La Ronge after executing a search warrant on the weekend. According to a media release, the warrant was executed June 22 on the 1700 block of Bedford Drive in...
Jun 24, 2019 Three of the four appeared in court this morning. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Escaped inmate located
Grant McKenzie has been located according to a La Ronge RCMP media release.Mounties located McKenzie in Sucker River today at 3:30 p.m. where he was arrested without incident. McKenzie previously esca...
Jun 22, 2019 30-year-old Grant Kenneth McKenzie escaped from a non-secure correctional facility vehicle while travelling through La Ronge on June 21 at 3:45 p.m. (submitted photo/RCMP)
RCMP arrest second man in connection to shooting that injured five-year-old
A second arrest has been made in connection to a shooting, which left a five-year-old boy with serious but non life-threatening injuries.Matt Kurt Misponas is facing 15 charges related to his alleged ...
Jun 20, 2019 Two men have now been arrested in the January shooting. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Sturgeon Lake RCMP search for suspects in firearms incident
The Sturgeon Lake RCMP are asking for the publics help in locating four men last seen driving a white 2017 RAV 4 with Saskatchewan license plate 000 JSP.Police said the vehicle and occupants were invo...
Jun 19, 2019 If you have information related to this RCMP advisory call 9-1-1 or 310-RCMP. ( File Photo/ paNOW Staff)
Conservation officers find wasted fish at Bigstone Lake boat launch
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is encouraging residents to call its Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline if anyone has information about wasted fish at Bigstone Lake.According to a media release, on...
Jun 17, 2019 This photo shows some of the fish found at Bigstone Lake. (submitted photo/Sasktip)
RCMP arrest teen in connection to five-year-old boy who was shot
An arrest has been made in connection to a shooting that happened Jan. 13 when a five-year-old was left with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. That's according to an RCMP media release, whic...
Jun 13, 2019 RCMP were investigating this house on Mikisiw Drive back in January. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Man facing charges after Sucker River standoff
A 22-year-old man is facing charges including possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes after barricading himself with a woman in a residence on the Sucker River First Nation.That's according to a...
Jun 13, 2019 An adult female was also barricaded in the residence. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Husky to pay $3.82M in penalties after guilty plea in 2016 oil spill
A judge has accepted a joint submission that will see Husky Oil Operations pay $3.82 million in fines for charges stemming from a 2016 oil spill near Maidstone.The company pleaded guilty to three envi...
Jun 12, 2019 Images submitted to court show an overhead view of the bridge over Highway 21 and oil slicks in the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted/Saskatchewan Courts)