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Crimestoppers: Unlawfully at large

Crimestoppers: Unlawfully at large

These individuals are currently unlawfully at large in Saskatchewan. Thomas Redsky Mcnab - 26 years old, 5ft 8" 189 lbs. Last known location was in Regina. Vaughan Smoker - 34 years old, 5ft 7" 193 lbs. Last known location was in Regina.
Traffic stops that don’t happen every day

Traffic stops that don’t happen every day

In the last couple weeks, between April 8, 2021 and April 17, Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) and Maple Creek RCMP conducted the following noteworthy traffic stops.
Variants of concern risk at plasma donation site in Saskatoon

Variants of concern risk at plasma donation site in Saskatoon

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting the public of an increased risk of COVID-19 variants of concern in Saskatoon There is an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 variants of concern at the following location where a person or person
Firearm discharged, window damaged in North Battleford

Firearm discharged, window damaged in North Battleford

At approximately 3 a.m. Friday, April 23, Battlefords RCMP received a call of a residence window being damaged on Scott Drive in North Battleford.
Fatal single vehicle rollover near Duff

Fatal single vehicle rollover near Duff

On the morning of April 22, Melville RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle collision on Highway 10 near Duff. There was one occupant in the vehicle and he was critically injured.
Battlefords drug investigation leads to seizure

Battlefords drug investigation leads to seizure

On April 21, members of the Battlefords RCMP Gang Task Force executed a CDSA search warrant as a residence on the 1700 block of 97th Street in North Battleford as a result of an ongoing drug investigation.
Young offender accused of killing Ryan Gatzke seeks bail

Young offender accused of killing Ryan Gatzke seeks bail

A young offender charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ryan Gatzke, 27, is seeking bail. The young offender, who was 17 at the time of Gatzke’s murder in 2019, can’t be named in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Restrictions lifting in long term and personal care homes

Restrictions lifting in long term and personal care homes

People with loved ones in long term care and personal care homes got some long-awaited good news Thursday.
Woman arrested after a N.B. home invasion, car theft, denied bail

Woman arrested after a N.B. home invasion, car theft, denied bail

A woman arrested after an alleged home invasion and vehicle theft was denied bail in North Battleford Provincial Court April 22. Crown Prosecutor Loren Klein opposed the release of 24-year-old Niesha Baptiste.
Leschinski’s bail hearing moved from N.B. court to Biggar Circuit Court

Leschinski’s bail hearing moved from N.B. court to Biggar Circuit Court

A bail hearing for a man accused of pointing a firearm at someone, assaulting three other people with his vehicle, and then escaping police custody, didn’t proceed today in North Battleford Provincial Court.
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