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Saskatchewan Mounties follow footprints in snow to find break-in suspect hiding in fridge
It didn't take long for Mounties to track down a pair of men who allegedly attempted a break-in on the Salteaux First Nation, as one of them left behind a trail of footprints for the officers to follo...
Feb 25, 2026 Mother Nature played a helping hand as RCMP officers tracked down a break-in suspect. Police said the officers followed footprints left in the snow. (HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com)
Vehicle thefts up nearly 30 per cent from 2024 in Prince Albert: Police
Prince Albert Police Service received 417 reports of stolen vehicles in 2025, a 29 per cent increase over 2024. "In January 2026, there were 41 reported vehicle thefts, which is 16 more than the same ...
Feb 25, 2026 Police advised the public to avoid keeping valuables inside their vehicle, including phones, electronics, jewelry, personal documents, clothing, shopping packages, visible money and garage door openers. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police briefs: Three arrested after allegedly confining women in apartment during robbery
A woman and her roommate were allegedly confined inside their apartment suite by three people on Sunday morning in Saskatoon's City Park neighbourhood. Officers were called to an apartment building in...
Feb 24, 2026 Police said three people confined the victim and her roommate while the suspects robbed the suite and took her vehicle’s keys. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police searching for escaped Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate
Police are on the hunt for a 30-year-old inmate who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on Friday. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Correctional Service of Canada, Keiston Custe...
Feb 24, 2026 The Correctional Service of Canada initially said Keiston Custer absconded from lawful custody when being transported by staff from Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. (Correctional Service of Canada/Facebook)
Saskatoon police briefs: Three arrested after robbery, assault in Stonebridge
Three people were arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise and assaulting two security guards at a business in Saskatoon's Stonebridge neighbourhood on Friday evening. Officers were called to the...
Feb 24, 2026 Three people were arrested after an alleged robbery in Stonebridge on Friday evening. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on ...
Feb 24, 2026 RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Business facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking rules around bear spray sale
A Saskatoon business is facing bylaw charges after allegedly breaking the city's rules around the sale of bear spray. The charge is the first of its kind after Saskatoon City Council added sale and re...
Feb 24, 2026 Under the new rules, anyone purchasing the irritant spray in the city must be at least 18, and must provide two pieces of government-issued ID. The business is then required to record the purchaser’s name, ID numbers, date of birth and address and share that information with the city. (650 CKOM file photo)
Residents raise concerns about crime, applaud Prairie Harm Reduction's efforts at community meeting
It was standing room only at Saskatoon's Confederation Inn on Thursday evening for a community meeting billed as an event to discuss the effects Prairie Harm Reduction's supervised drug consumption si...
Feb 20, 2026 About 150 people attended a meetings at the Confederation Inn in Saskatoon on Thursday evening to discuss their experiences with crime and safety near the supervised drug consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
A Bloc Qubcois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the rid...
Feb 20, 2026 Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Man charged with dangerous driving after allegedly fleeing from Mounties in stolen semi
A 38-year-old Alberta man was arrested near North Battleford after allegedly fleeing from police in stolen semi, driving on the rims after officers popped the vehicle's tires. According to the RCMP, o...
Feb 20, 2026 Police said the driver “continued driving on the tire rims” after officers deflated the truck’s tires. (Saskatchewan RCMP/X)
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