Crime & Courts

Reported standoff north of La Ronge

There are unconfirmed reports of a standoff currently underway in Sucker River, a small community 30 kilometers north of La Ronge.Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson stated late Wednesda...

Jun 12, 2019 (File photo)

RCMP evacuate apartment complex after pot forgot on stove

It was a close call for residents of a six-unit apartment complex in Deschambault Lake.On the afternoon of April 7, 2019, two members of the Deschambault Lake RCMP were on patrol and spotted heavy smo...

Jun 12, 2019 Two officers and a resident were treated for smoke inhalation. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Prisoner escapes correctional facility

Update: As of 9:30 a.m. on June 19, Randy Timothy Venne was located in La Ronge and has been returned to custody.---- Police are looking for an inmate who escaped from a correctional facility on the w...

Jun 10, 2019 RCMP reported Randy Timothy Venne, 30, escaped from Besnard Lake Correctional Facility. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Online bootleggers emerge as alcohol-related RCMP calls rise

La Ronge RCMP are experiencing an increase in the number of alcohol-related calls for service. That's according to data provided from the detachment, which shows there's been a 15 per cent rise in cal...

Jun 06, 2019 Local residents have been willing to pay twice as much for alcohol online compared to store prices. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

MP calls MMIWG report 'very personal' for northerners

The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) found there's been a deliberate race, identity and gender-based genocide in Canada.The report call...

Jun 03, 2019 NDP MP Georgina Jolibois stated a national action plan would be extensive. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

One arrested following aggravated assault

Members of the La Loche RCMP detachment members received a call from a residence in the town of La Loche on June 2 at 6:08 a.m, regarding an assault that had taken place.According to a release, one ad...

Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

MMIW inquiry report represents "good first step," according to families with lost loved ones

The twin sister of a woman who was murdered in Prince Albert four years ago, says the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) Inquiry represents a step in the righ...

Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people on three floors and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover ...

Jun 01, 2019 12 people are dead following a shooting in Virginia Beach.

Cocaine and firearms seized from LLRIB residence

Several firearms and a small quantity of cocaine were seized by RCMP after officers executed a search warrant on the Lac La Ronge Indian Reserve.That's according to a news release which states members...

May 30, 2019 RCMP executed a search warrant Wednesday. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Former RCMP officer known for giving now accused of taking

A former RCMP officer charged in connection to a $16,000 theft from a charity has a history of giving in northern Saskatchewan. In November of 2017, Jason St. Pierre was a corporal in the Assiniboia d...

May 30, 2019 A former member of the Assiniboia RCMP is facing a criminal charge for breach of trust. (file photo/JPBG)