A special inquiry into Prince Albert police that took place amid ongoing concerns from Indigenous leaders recommends the Saskatchewan force complete a comprehensive policy review and develop a code of conduct when it comes to disciplining officers. “The recommendations identified a number of areas for improvement within the Prince Albert Police Service,” Minister of Corrections […]
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, […]
Two people have been charged in Regina’s first homicide of 2023. On February 9, the Regina Police Service was dispatched to a 600 block of Garnet Street residence for a report of an injured person. Information received was that the 36-year-old victim Patrick Badger died of an overdose. However, a further investigation into the circumstances […]
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 […]
After close to 28 years as part of the Regina Police Service, Chief Evan Bray will be handing in his gun and badge. Bray announced earlier this year that it “felt like a good time” to retire. With June 30th marking his retirement, 620 CKRM sat down with Bray to discuss his nearly three-decade-long career. […]
Since 2020 there have been 39 homicides in the Queen City. Of those, just two have seen no charges brought forward, with 64 people charged concerning the other 37 homicides. The most recent case dates back to February of this year when a 36-year-old man in the Washington Park neighbourhood was deemed the first homicide […]
The RCMP in North Battleford are investigating an attempted abduction. Police say this happened between 3 and 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. A teenaged girl was walking when a man in a black Mazda SUV approached her, and called out to her, asking if she needed money. A very short time later, the vehicle approached her again, […]
A 17-year-old is facing 52 total charges after a series of residential break and enters. Beginning in early May of this year, the Regina Police Service began an investigation into a string of break and enters with similar methods of operations. The incidents originated in northwest Regina neighbours but soon expanded to other city areas. […]
Flags were at half-mast as residents of a western Manitoba city awaited word on the fate of loved ones, while police started to piece together what caused a crash between a semi-trailer and a bus carrying seniors on a day trip to a casino, killing at least 15. “There’s a lot of uncertainty right now,” […]
The Saskatchewan RCMP issued an alert regarding a dangerous person, and 15 minutes later cancelled that alert. The alert came following a shooting death in Saskatoon. At 7 am this morning officers responded to a report of a person shot – who later died in hospital. The Saskatoon Police Service is currently conducting an investigation […]
