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Saskatoon police Taser golf club-wielding suspect
A 29-year-old man is facing charges after being Tasered Sunday morning by Saskatoon police. Police were reportedly called around 8:20 a.m. to an apartment building located about two blocks east of St....
Dec 23, 2018
Glitter justice: Elaborate porch thief prank goes viral
A former NASA engineer's ingenious response to package thieves has struck a chord worldwide. Mark Rober, a YouTube personality known for creating videos about gadgets and experiments, posted a video t...
Dec 19, 2018 A video posted on Dec. 17 showing an elaborately designed device meant to shower people who steal packages with glitter has been viewed over 25 million times. (Mark Rober/YouTube)
Appeal dismissed for gang boss behind murder of innocent woman
The gang leader behind a botched hit that led to the death of a 34-year-old mother of four has had his appeal dismissed by Saskatchewan's top court. Joshua Petrin was appealing his 2016 conviction in ...
Dec 18, 2018 Joshua Petrin (right) poses with an unknown man in a photo uploaded to Facebook on May 16, 2017. (Josh Petrin/Facebook)
Police use Taser to prevent potential knife attack
Saskatoon police said an officer used a Taser to prevent a possible knife attack on Friday. Two officers were walking on patrol at the intersection of 21st Street and 1st Avenue when they noticed one ...
Dec 17, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Parole board revokes early release for deadly drunk driver
A drunk driver who killed two people and seriously injured a third while behind the wheel of a stolen truck has had her early release from prison revoked. Cheyann Peeteetuce, 25, was sentenced in June...
Dec 11, 2018 Cheyann Peeteetuce leaves Saskatoon Court of Queen's Bench in June 2015. (Bre McAdam/650 CKOM)
Police seek information after man reportedly attacked with bat
Saskatoon police say a 26-year-old man is expected to survive after he was attacked Saturday. Police were called around 4:30 p.m. Saturday to an area near a pedestrian walkway at Vancouver Avenue Nort...
Dec 10, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
Police fire Tasers 5 times in bid to subdue unruly man
A 41-year-old man is facing charges after police fired multiple Tasers at him during an incident at the Lighthouse shelter in downtown Saskatoon. Officers were bringing a different person in to the Li...
Dec 10, 2018
Officer who shot Whitstone testifies on third day of coroner's inquest
By Tyler Marr and Angela Brown The mother of a man shot and killed by RCMP believes police should have tried to use other means to subdue her son. Dorothy Laboucane spoke outside Battleford Court of Q...
Dec 06, 2018 Albert Whitstone speaks outside Court if Queen’s Bench in Battleford during the coroner’s inquest into his son Brydon’s death. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)
'Catch me if you can': Suspect caught after Facebook taunt
A social media challenge to Saskatoon police appears to have failed for a suspected mailbox thief. Leslie Joseph Vermette gained a measure of fame across the province after an account under his name c...
Dec 05, 2018 Leslie "Joe" Vermette was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Saskatoon Police Service in connection to thefts from apartment mailboxes. (Saskatoon Crime Stoppers/Facebook)
Wanted man allegedly offered drugs, money for sex with teens
Saskatoon police are searching for a 24-year-old man after he allegedly offered teenage girls drugs in exchange for sex through a social media app. Police said in a release Monday the activity began i...
Dec 03, 2018 (650 CKOM file photo)
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