Tag Archives: Crime & Courts
Estevan Police Service to conduct investigation into La Loche RCMP incident
The Estevan Police Service is launching an investigation in regards to an incident last month between La Loche RCMP and a member of the public. According to an RCMP news release, La Loche RCMP witness...
May 10, 2019 It's unknown how long the investigation by the Estevan Police Service will take. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Widow pushing for adult sentence as court days wind down
After more than two years of court dates in La Ronge, the final sentencing in the killing of Simon Grant is likely to occur at the end of the month. That's according to Judge Robert Lane who adjourned...
May 01, 2019 Cora Laich and her late husband Simon Grant. (submitted photo/Cora Laich)
Secret recording could be tossed in Vey-Nicholson re-trial
The case against two Saskatchewan lovers facing a re-trial for conspiring to murder their spouses may be in jeopardy, as a Court of Queen's Bench judge considers whether to throw out the key piece of ...
May 01, 2019 file photo/CKOM
Teen guilty of killing La Ronge restaurateur could receive therapeutic sentencing option
Court heard Monday how a young man guilty of manslaughter in the death of Simon Grant was recommended for an Intensive Rehabilitation Custody Supervision (IRCS) program if Judge Robert Lane determines...
Apr 29, 2019 Provincial court in La Ronge is the location of the sentencing hearing. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW April 29, 2019
Prince Albert News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with northeastNOW reporter Aaron Schulze about the court sentencing of Austyn Adamko, who shot and killed a man while hunting near Weirdale in 2017.
Apr 29, 2019
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