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Officer uses Taser to subdue machete-wielding man on Confederation Drive
A 26-year-old man is facing criminal charges after what police described as an attempted robbery on Tuesday in Saskatoon. According to police, officers were called to a store in the 400 block of Confe...
Oct 02, 2024 Police say an officer used a Taser on the man, causing him to drop the machete. (650 CKOM file photo)
Stabbings, arrests for CO2 firearms keep Saskatoon police busy
It was a busy weekend for Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) dealing with two stabbings and two arrests for CO2 firearms. Police have made no arrests in the stabbings. The first incident, on Sept. 27 arou...
Oct 01, 2024 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Suspicious death investigation after Makwa Sahgaiehcan assault victim dies
A man who was injured in a serious assault on Sept. 23 at a home on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation has now died. Loon Lake RCMP said in a news release that the death of 35-year-old Shoshone Morningchi...
Sep 28, 2024
Sask. RCMP looking for Buffalo Narrows man charged with drug trafficking
Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a Buffalo Narrows man after a search of a home in the village as part of a drug trafficking investigation. RCMP said in a news release on Sept. 27 that the warrant was...
Sep 27, 2024 Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for 48-year-old Roland Hanson of Buffalo Narrows. Hanson is about 5-foot-5 and 150 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. He has two scars, one on his forehead above his right eyebrow and one on his right forearm. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Sask. RCMP officers arrest mother who allegedly abducted three sons
Mounties in Saskatchewan have found and arrested a woman who allegedly abducted her three sons in Ontario last year. The chain of events started on June 16, when Mounties received a report that the th...
Sep 27, 2024 Police say the children are being reunited with family in Ontario. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Police search for inmate who failed to return to Yorkton correctional centre
Police are searching for a 55-year-old inmate who failed to return to a Yorkton correctional centre on Thursday after he was temporarily granted permission to leave the site. Michael Mckie was describ...
Sep 27, 2024 Police say Michael Mckie may be in the Regina area, but his current whereabouts are unknown. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Death of suspected robber on Tuesday followed RCMP shooting: Watchdog
A man suspected in a string of robberies was shot at by RCMP officers on Tuesday, a police watchdog has confirmed. According to Saskatchewan's Serious Incident Response Team, a civilian-led police ove...
Sep 27, 2024 According to Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team, 34-year-old Joseph “Joey” Desjarlais was shot at by police while allegedly driving a stolen van on the Fishing Lake First Nation. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
14-year-old boy facing charges after Westmount stabbing: Police
A teen boy is facing criminal charges after allegedly stabbing a man in Saskatoon's Westmount neighbourhood on Wednesday. According to police, officers were called to the 100 block of Leif Erickson Pl...
Sep 26, 2024 Police say the 14-year-old was located and arrested quickly after officers responded to a call about an injured person. (Mia Holowaychuk /650 CKOM)
ATV passenger dead in crash, driver facing charges
A 31-year-old man is dead after an ATV crash on Highway 905 in Saskatchewan, and the driver is now facing criminal charges. According to the RCMP, officers were called to a stretch of the highway betw...
Sep 26, 2024 The RCMP says the driver of the ATV is facing criminal charges after the fatal crash. (NewAfrica/Depositphotos.com)
Man arrested after shots fired at good Samaritan on Sask. First Nation
One person has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw shots fired at a motorist who was trying to help another driver on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. According to the RCMP, the shots we...
Sep 26, 2024 Police announced the arrest late on Wednesday night, following the reported shooting. (650 CKOM file photo)
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