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Sask. RCMP saw 27 per cent jump in homicide cases in 2024, setting record
Mounties in Saskatchewan responded to a record number of homicides last year, with 38 separate cases and a total of 40 victims. According to the RCMP, the figures from 2024 represent a 27 per cent inc...
Jan 28, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP noted that "clusters" of homicide cases can stretch police resources thin. (paulfleet/Depositphotos.com)
Sask. RCMP aims to fill vacancies in spring, recruiting from across Canada
The head of the Saskatchewan RCMP says its staffing issues are presenting a major problem at an inconvenient time for the police force. The RCMP recently sent out a country-wide internal memo asking f...
Jan 28, 2025 Rhonda Blackmore, commander of the Saskatchewan RCMP, says the shortage is coming at the same time as a rise in violent crime. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
VIDEO: Road conditions shocking to driver who helped at fatal crash site
A driver who helped clear a lane for an ambulance rushing to a fatal crash on Highway 41 on Friday has told 650 CKOM that although he had driven in Saskatchewan his whole life, he had never seen road ...
Jan 27, 2025 Melfort RCMP was on the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Highway #41 in the RM of Flett’s Springs around noon on Jan. 24. (Gavin Rans/Submitted)
Snow squalls bring whiteout conditions to Saskatchewan roads
The RCMP is warning drivers about treacherous conditions on highways in several parts of Saskatchewan. According to the Mounties, the police force has received "multiple reports of rollovers" on Highw...
Jan 24, 2025 Travel was not recommended on a number of roads across the province Friday afternoon. (Highway Hotline/Submitted)
Sask RCMP locates NYE escaped prisoner, charges laid
An inmate who went missing from the Prince Albert Penitentiary on New Year's Eve is once again behind bars. According to Correctional Service Canada, 29-year-old Glen Halkett was found to be missing d...
Jan 22, 2025
Sask. RCMP responded to record 40 homicides in 2024, Blackmore tells Bray
Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the officer in charge of the Saskatchewan RCMP, joined the Evan Bray Show on Friday morning to check in on a number of different topics, including crime statis...
Jan 17, 2025 Rhonda Blackmore says the Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a record number of homicides in 2024. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
RCMP warns of treacherous highway conditions across Saskatchewan
A blast of winter weather caused by an Alberta clipper is creating difficult driving conditions on highways across Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan RCMP issued an advisory on Friday morning, warning tha...
Jan 17, 2025 The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning drivers of tricky conditions on roads around the province. (Highway Hotline/Twitter)
Three charged after 1.2 kilos of cocaine seized during RCMP traffic stop
Two men and a woman are facing charges after a traffic stop by Saskatchewan RCMP officers turned up more than a kilogram of cocaine. According to the RCMP, officers with the Kamsack detachment receive...
Jan 15, 2025 Roughly 1.2 kilos of cocaine seized by RCMP officers in December. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Submitted)
Pedestrian dead after crash on Highway 49 near Kelvington: RCMP
A 59-year-old man from Lintaw is dead after a crash on Highway 49 on Monday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers were alerted about the crash, which happened about five kilometres east of Kel...
Jan 15, 2025
Three dead after pair of crashes on Highway 7: RCMP
Three people are dead after two separate crashes on Highway 7 on Sunday. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, the first crash saw two SUVs collide on the highway west of Delisle at around 8 a.m. Read M...
Jan 13, 2025 The RCMP said two people were killed in the crash, and a third person was taken to hospital by STARS with serious injuries. (STARS/Twitter)
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