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North Battleford man facing child porn charges
A 26-year-old North Battleford man is facing charges after an investigation by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. Officers from the unit started an investigation in July and, on ...
Dec 12, 2023 Police with the ICE Unit charged Mark Dakota Mosquito with two counts of possession of child pornography. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. contractor facing fraud charge after allegedly taking off with $258,000
A Regina-area contractor is facing a fraud charge after allegedly taking off with 48 deposits adding up to more than a quarter of a million dollars without performing the work. Police said the first r...
Dec 12, 2023
Police seize cocaine, cash, vehicles and weapons during warrant searches
Warrant searches in Saskatoon turned up almost 700 grams of cocaine along with a trove of weapons and paraphernalia. According to police, officers executed the warrants on a home on McKercher Drive an...
Dec 12, 2023 Warrant searches on two vehicles and a Saskatoon home turned up drugs, cash and weapons. (Saskatoon Police Service/Submitted)
Police in Saskatchewan issue 1,347 traffic charges in one week
Police around Saskatchewan marked Canada Safe Driving Week by laying more than 1,300 charges and about the same number of warnings. According to the RCMP, officers with Combined Traffic Services Saska...
Dec 11, 2023 Police around the province handed out more than 1,300 tickets -- and roughly the same number of warnings -- in a single week this month. (650 CKOM file photo)
Shots fired, 3 damaged police vehicles during dramatic pursuit
A police pursuit over the weekend ended with three damaged police cruisers, an officer firing their gun and a 52-year-old man in custody. In the early-morning hours of Saturday, police received a dome...
Dec 11, 2023 Three police vehicles were damaged during a pursuit in Saskatoon on Dec. 9, 2023
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Province makes major investment to support human trafficking survivors
A major investment from the province will help survivors of human trafficking. On Friday, the provincial government announced $1.2 million in funding for Hope Restored Canada (HRC) over the next four ...
Dec 08, 2023 Saskatchewan justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre announces an investment of $1.2 million from the province for survivors of human trafficking. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Dave Haye to serve as interim Saskatoon police chief
Saskatoon's Board of Police Commissioners named the city's new interim police chief on Friday. Acting deputy chief Dave Haye will take on the role of interim chief starting Jan. 1. According to a stat...
Dec 08, 2023 Acting deputy chief Dave Haye will serve as interim chief of the Saskatoon Police Service. (650 CKOM file photo)
Funny money: Counterfeit cash turns up in Moose Jaw
A 34-year-old man was allegedly caught with more than $2,000 in counterfeit cash when he was arrested for other crimes. According to the Moose Jaw Police Service, officers tracked down and arrested a ...
Dec 07, 2023 Some of the seized counterfeit bills featured words like "Prop copy" and "Replica." (Moose Jaw Police Service/Submitted)
'It just got weird': Family members testify on day two of former Mountie's murder trial
By Nigel Maxwell Content warning: The following story contains graphic depictions of violence. A former Saskatchewan Mountie, accused of first-degree murder, was assaulted and harassed on numerous occ...
Dec 06, 2023 Bernie Herman leaves Court of King's Bench on Tuesday. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Saskatoon budget includes safety improvements for bus drivers, passengers
Saskatoon bus drivers and transit workers will be getting some more help when it comes to keeping themselves and passengers safe. The City of Saskatoon's two-year budget, which was passed by council l...
Dec 06, 2023 Saskatoon reveals Family Day weekend schedule (650 CKOM file photo)
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