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As healing continues, James Smith Cree Nation calls for increased policing
By Glynn Brothen Leaders from the James Smith Cree Nation continue to review an RCMP internal report and its findings on the police response to the mass stabbing on the reserve in September, 2022. Chi...
Jun 12, 2024 Chief Robert Head of the the Peter Chapman Band said the First Nation's relationship with the RCMP has improved significantly since the 2022 mass stabbing in the community. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
UPDATE: Fairhaven school closed Wednesday as police investigate homicide
Classes were cancelled at Fairhaven School on Wednesday as the Major Crime and Forensic Identification Sections investigated the city's 11th homicide in 2024. According to a message to parents, which ...
Jun 12, 2024 Numerous police officers were seen in the school's parking lot on Wednesday morning. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon deputy police chief says city remains safe despite concerning crimes
The start to the month of June has been busy for the Saskatoon Police Service. In the past 11 days, they've responded to multiple stabbings, assaults, robberies and even a homicide. This past weekend,...
Jun 11, 2024 Dave Haye, deputy chief of the Saskatoon Police Service, joined Evan Bray for an in-depth discussion on crime in Saskatoon on Tuesday. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Sask. RCMP overhauls incident command structure after JSCN stabbings
By Glynn Brothen Shortly before a mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation, Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP, conducted a tabletop exercise with her team that she ...
Jun 11, 2024 Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE/Michael Bell)
Saskatoon man arrested after allegedly shining laser at police plane
A 37-year-old Saskatoon man is facing criminal charges after allegedly shining a laser at the Saskatoon police plane last week. According to police, a blue laser was pointed at the plane at around 10 ...
Jun 11, 2024 Police say lasers can be very dangerous to their aircraft, and can cause pilots to lose control. (SPS Air Support Unit/Twitter)
Judge hears mistrial and weapons testing application from accused killer Greg Fertuck
Seventy-year-old accused killer Greg Fertuck says he never really wanted a mistrial, despite what his application to the courts indicated last week. Instead, Fertuck, who's charged with first-degree m...
Jun 10, 2024 Greg Fertuck's murder trial began in September of 2021. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police responded to three stabbings and hatchet attack during busy weekend
Police in Saskatoon were kept busy over the weekend as officers responded to three separate stabbings and an attack with a hatchet. Just after 8 p.m. on Friday, police got a report of an injured woman...
Jun 10, 2024 Four people were taken to hospital after the alleged attacks. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Bike cops injured after investigating open fire along riverbank
Some Saskatoon police bike unit officers suffered minor injuries after looking into an open fire along the river on Saturday morning. According to police, the cycling officers spotted smoke coming fro...
Jun 10, 2024 Two members of the Saskatoon Police Service's bike unit were injured after confronting two people at an open fire along the riverbank. (650 CKOM file photo)
SPS looking for suspect after robbery a Gordie Howe Campground
Saskatoon Police are searching for a suspect after a 75-year-old woman was robbed at knife point near a Holiday Park campground. Police said the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon when a woman o...
Jun 08, 2024 75-year-old women was robbed at knife point near the Holiday Park campground (650 CKOM)
31 road signs stolen, trashed in RM of Pleasantdale near Melfort
Residents in the RM of Pleasantdale are looking for more than just a sign this week. They're looking for 31 signs, to be exact. The RM, located south of Melfort, reports that over thirty road signs ha...
Jun 07, 2024 The RM of Pleasantdale posted to its Facebook page asking residents to let their family and friends know how dangerous it is to steal road signs. (RM of Pleasantdale/Facebook)
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