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Sask. RCMP traffic unit seizes 155 kilos of meth, cocaine
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit made a major drug bust on Highway 16 this summer. On June 1, the unit was helping with an Alberta RCMP investigation and stopped a vehicle with two men insi...
Oct 13, 2023 According to police, the combined value of the drugs seized was about $4,000,000. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Former Horizon School Division employee charged after suspected fuel theft
A former employee of the Horizon School Division is facing charges after being suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of fuel. According to a loss report published by the provincial governme...
Oct 13, 2023 A former employee of a Sask. school division was reportedly charged after being suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of fuel. (650 CKOM file photo)
RCMP cancels dangerous persons alert, hunt continues for one man
The dangerous persons alert issued for Montreal Lake Cree Nation has been called off after one of two men was located by police. RCMP cancelled the alert Thursday evening stating in a release there is...
Oct 13, 2023 RCMP cancelled a dangerous persons alert for the Montreal Lake Cree nation but continue to search for 29-year-old Justice Bird. (Submitted)
Dangerous person alert issued for Montreal Lake Cree Nation
An emergency alert was issued Thursday afternoon warning of two dangerous persons in the area of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. According to the alert - which was issued just before 4 p.m. - the publi...
Oct 12, 2023 A dangerous persons alert was issued Thursday for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. (paNOW file photo)
Holy smokes: Police in Moose Jaw seize 110,000 cigarettes
Two Moose Jaw men might need some nicotine gum after police seized 110,000 cigarettes during a search on Wednesday. According to police, officers raided a home on Duffield Crescent after a joint inves...
Oct 12, 2023 Police in Moose Jaw seized 110,000 cigarettes during a search on Wednesday. (650 CKOM file photo)
Teen girl sexually assaulted in Saskatoon hospital bathroom: Police
Police in Saskatoon say a 14-year-old girl was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted in a hospital bathroom. According to police, officers were called to Hospital Drive early Wednesday after...
Oct 12, 2023 Saskatoon police allege a teenage girl was threatened with a weapon and sexually assaulted in a bathroom at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital on Oct 11, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Province says new police teams improving public safety in Sask.
The provincial government says its seen positive results from new police programs, and they're making Saskatchewan a safer place. The province has recently invested in a number of police and oversight...
Oct 12, 2023 The provincial government said that between March and July special policing teams seized 23 guns and more than a kilogram each of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl. (650 CKOM file photo)
Police testimony continues at trial for woman charged in death of Baeleigh Maurice
A Saskatoon police officer with 15 years of experience took the stand on Wednesday, the second day of the judge-alone trial of 29-year-old Taylor Ashley Kennedy. Kennedy is charged with impaired drivi...
Oct 11, 2023 Taylor Ashley Kennedy departs Saskatoon Provincial Court with her lawyers on the second day of her trial. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Intruder injured after breaking into Regina police headquarters
An intruder allegedly broke a window and entered Regina police headquarters early Wednesday morning. According to police, the 51-year-old man was seen in the lobby of the building on Saskatchewan Driv...
Oct 11, 2023
Moose Jaw woman facing 53 fraud charges after allegedly lying about illness
A Moose Jaw woman is in hot water after allegedly lying about having a terminal illness - and collecting a lot of dough from the community through fundraisers. According to the Moose Jaw Police Servic...
Oct 11, 2023 A Moose Jaw woman is facing more than 50 fraud charges. (650 CKOM file photo)
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