The Saskatchewan RCMP has reported a 200 per cent increase in extortion cases through the first six months of 2023. From January to June, the RCMP received 105 reports of extortion compared to 36 cases over the same period in 2022. The RCMP says that the majority of these reports are what is commonly called […]
The Saskatoon Police Service has charged a man with sexual assault and assault with a weapon after an investigation into a historical assault with faith-based affiliations. Police say that in 2022, a report was made to them regarding allegations of sexual assault and assault occurring historically. The victim and accused were known to one another […]
Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for the release of a report into Prince Albert police and transparency for the family of a man who died while in custody. Saul Laliberte, who was 33, died in the police detention facility in 2021. Earlier this month, a 21-year member of Prince Albert police was charged with […]
A Saskatchewan police officer has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life as the beleaguered Prince Albert force tries to maintain public confidence. The 21-year member of the Prince Albert Police Service was charged after an investigation into the death of Saul Laliberte, 33, on Nov. 7, […]
A suspect in a home invasion in Moose Jaw will be in court tomorrow. Early Saturday police were called out to a home after reports someone had broken in, and threatened the person inside with a knife. Police say the attacker was known to the victim, despite wearing a mask to try and disguise himself. […]
Eleven more people died due to drug overdoses in Regina, according to the Regina Board of Police Commissioners monthly statistics report. The deaths bring Regina’s total to 66 in 2023, the most through five months the city has ever seen. In May, there were 279 drug overdose occurrences, with 66 per cent happening in Regina’s […]
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has launched an investigation after an individual received injuries while being taken into custody by the Regina Police Service. According to a press release released earlier this week, members of the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Regina as part […]
A man and a youth are facing charges after a pair of armed robberies on Thursday. On June 29, police were dispatched to the interaction of N McIntosh Street and Donnelly Crescent for a report of a weapons offence involving a firearm. According to police, two suspects in a car approached the victim while he […]
The Regina Police Service is reminding residents to lock their doors and secure their valuables as break and enters, as well as thefts, are on the rise throughout the city. Over the past two months, the RPS has seen 80 breaks and enters into residences, garages, and sheds and 117 thefts from auto. Fifty-five per […]
Regina Police are investigating an incident that includes a stabbing, a vehicle running over the victim, and police firing their weapons at the suspect. All this happened around 5:00 am on Saturday morning in Regina, near the intersection of Victoria and St, John Street. Police were called to the area after a report of a […]
