Saskatchewan RCMP briefs: Mounties investigate suspicious death in Prince Albert

The Saskatchewan RCMP’s homicide investigators are looking into a death in Prince Albert.

While very few details were shared, the Mounties said “an individual was located deceased at a property on 41st Street East in Prince Albert” on Monday.

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“Saskatchewan RCMP are working to identify the individual,” the RCMP added in a statement. “We are not providing additional details about the individual at this time.”

Police said the death is considered suspicious, and is being investigated by the RCMP’s homicide unit. An autopsy will be completed by the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, the RCMP added.

“An update will be provided when more information is available,” the RCMP said. “If an imminent risk to public safety is identified, we will notify the public.”

Mounties search for suspects who stole SUV in Birch Hills area

RCMP officers are on the hunt for two suspects who stole an SUV in front of police officers over the weekend.

Police said officers received a report of a suspicious truck on Fenton Ferry Road, southeast of Prince Albert, on Saturday.

Officers spotted the truck in Birch Hills, police said, but the driver took off northbound on Highway 3.

“Shortly after, Prince Albert RCMP observed a truck matching the suspicious vehicle’s description pass them at a high rate of speed on Highway #3. The truck then stopped in the middle of the highway, blocking an oncoming SUV. As officers were approaching the scene in their police vehicle, a male and a female got out of the truck and forcefully removed the driver of the SUV from their vehicle,” the RCMP explained in a statement.

“The male and female then got into the SUV and fled at a high rate of speed, heading south towards Birch Hills on Highway #3. The victim was taken to hospital by EMS with injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature.”

Police said the stolen SUV was later found abandoned near Macdowall.

Anyone with information on the theft or the two suspects involved was encouraged to contact the Saskatchewan RCMP or make a report anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

Two arrested after stolen vehicle gets stuck in snow

Two people found themselves in handcuffs on Saturday morning after a stolen vehicle ended up stuck in the snow.

According to the RCMP, officers patrolling in the Big Island Lake Cree Nation on Saturday spotted a vehicle that had been stolen the previous day, with two people inside.

“The stolen vehicle attempted to ram the police vehicle before fleeing at high speed. Pierceland RCMP followed the stolen vehicle through local streets and onto a wooded trail on Big Island Lake Cree Nation,” the RCMP said in a statement.

“The stolen vehicle eventually became stuck in the snow. Pierceland RCMP officers approached the vehicle and arrested the two occupants.”

The two occupants, a 28-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, are facing charges of flight from police, dangerous driving, assaulting a police officer with a weapon, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and resisting arrest.

Both appeared in court in Meadow Lake on Monday, police said.

Woman wanted for assault, forcible confinement in North Battleford

A 21-year-old woman is wanted in connection with a case in North Battleford that police said involved two victims who were assaulted and forcibly confined before escaping.

According to police, officers were called to downtown North Battleford at around 8:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve after getting a report of two injured people.

“Battlefords RCMP immediately responded and located an injured adult male and female. They were both taken to hospital by EMS with injuries described as non-life-threatening in nature,” the RCMP said in a statement.

“Investigation determined an altercation occurred between a group of individuals at a residence on 100th Street. As a result, the male and female were injured and forcibly confined. Both victims were later able to escape.”

Police are searching for 21-year-old Mia Starchief, of the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)

On Feb. 1, police said a 26-year-old man from North Battleford was arrested in connection with the case. He’s now facing charges of forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and robbery.

Meanwhile, police are searching for 21-year-old Mia Starchief, of the Mosquito, Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation, who is facing the same three charges, along with an additional charge of breaching the conditions of a release order.

Starchief was described as five-foot-three, weighing 140 pounds, with brown eyes and dyed blue hair.

Anyone who sees her was advised to report the sighting to police or Crime Stoppers.