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Battlefords RCMP seizes trove of drugs, guns, cigarettes after searches
RCMP officers in North Battleford seized more than a kilogram of meth and a wide assortment of illegal items during two searches. According to the Mounties, officers from the Battlefords Gang Task For...
Mar 27, 2024 Two RCMP searches turned up drugs, guns, illegal cigarettes and more. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Man charged after four break-ins at two assisted living facilities in Saskatoon
A 48-year-old man has been charged after break-ins at assisted living facilities in Saskatoon late last year. But despite four alleged break-ins at two separate facilities, the man only managed to ste...
Mar 26, 2024 Police say the man was identified and arrested thanks to video evidence. (650 CKOM file photo)
Don't fall for speeding ticket scam: Saskatoon police
Police in Saskatoon are warning residents not to fall for a text scam making the rounds. "The scam sends a text message to people claiming their vehicle was detected speeding by a camera. It then offe...
Mar 22, 2024 Police say there's a scam doing the rounds asking people to make speeding ticket payments over text. (650 CKOM file photo)
More charges laid in Saskatoon's first homicide of 2024
Two people charged with first-degree murder in Saskatoon's first homicide case of the year are now facing additional charges as well. The case began on Feb. 3 in Saskatoon's Pacific Heights neighbourh...
Mar 21, 2024 More charges have been added in Saskatoon's first homicide case of the year. (650 CKOM file photo)
Butt out: Saskatchewan Highway Patrol seizes 6.6M unstamped cigarettes
Where there's smokes ... According to a media release issued Thursday, an officer from the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol from the Provincial Protective Services (PPS) Branch pulled over a semi on the Tr...
Mar 21, 2024
Seatbelt violation leads to gun charges for Saskatoon boy
A 17-year-old boy is facing gun charges after a police officer spotted him riding in a car without wearing a seatbelt. According to police, officers pulled over a taxi on 22nd Street West just before ...
Mar 21, 2024 A teenager in Saskatoon ended up in hot water after not buckling up in a taxi cab. (650 CKOM file photo)
Sask. RCMP to start screening for alcohol at all traffic stops
Drivers pulled over by Mounties in Saskatchewan can expect an alcohol screening, regardless of why they were stopped. The Saskatchewan RCMP said officers will be adding mandatory alcohol screenings to...
Mar 21, 2024 Mounties say all drivers pulled over in Saskatchewan will be subject to mandatory alcohol screening starting April 1. (Saskatchewan RCMP/YouTube)
Passenger in stolen truck that killed Sask. Mountie sentenced
The woman who was a passenger in the stolen truck that ran over and killed RCMP Const. Shelby Patton in Wolseley nearly three years ago has been sentenced. According to court documents, Marlene Pagee ...
Mar 19, 2024
Early-morning police chase ended by tire deflation device, police dog
A tire deflation device and a police dog brought a chase in Saskatoon to an end early Tuesday morning. According to police, officers tried to stop a vehicle on Fairlight Drive just after 2 a.m. becaus...
Mar 19, 2024 Police say a search of the vehicle turned up several different types of drugs and a prohibited weapon. (650 CKOM file photo)
Three in RCMP custody after shooting in Bell's Point
Three people are in custody after a shooting in Bell's Point. According to the RCMP, officers from the La Ronge detachment got a report of an injured man in Bell's Point at around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday....
Mar 19, 2024 RCMP officers surround a home in Bell's Point following a shooting. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW)
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