Crime & Courts

Alberta man accused of entering U.S. in kayak, running from border officer

MISSOULA, Mont. - An Alberta man is awaiting a next court date in Montana after he was detained by American authorities for allegedly crossing the border in a kayak. The U.S. Department of Justice say...

Apr 27, 2021

Proposed law in Montana to restart lethal injections falls short by narrow margin

HELENA, Mont. - The Montana senate has narrowly defeated a bill that would have removed obstacles that prevent the state from resuming executions. The decision directly affects Canadian Ronald Smith, ...

Apr 15, 2021

RCMP Street Crew Unit seize guns, drugs, cash, and stolen items since beginning of April

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George RCMP's Street Crew Unit has been busy since the beginning of April seizing over one thousand dollars worth of stolen items, along with other illegal substances and we...

Apr 13, 2021

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 05, 2021

Police target Pine Centre Mall for shoplifting campaign

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Mounties have taken a new tack in tackling shoplifting in the community. Last week, members of the Prince George RCMP's Downtown Safety Unit participated in a Boost and B...

Mar 31, 2021

Prince George man caught impersonating police officer

PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man with two counts of impersonating a police officer.Prince George RCMP was informed by a member of the public that they were just app...

Mar 23, 2021

RCMP catch suspected mail thief

PRINCE GEORGE - Local mounties have arrested a man in relation to the string of mail thefts in the city.RCMP say they caught the suspect, a 27-year-old man with mail and identification cards in his po...

Mar 22, 2021

Shoplifting Suspect nabbed at London Drugs

PRINCE GEORGE - At 3:30 p.m. on March 10, the Prince George RCMP received a call about a woman who was in the London Drugs committing theft. They told police the suspect had aslo threatened staff with...

Mar 12, 2021

'Vast majority' of officers committed to bias-free policing: Alberta police chief

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - The chief of the Lethbridge Police Service says it will co-operate fully with a probe into officers who allegedly made unauthorized checks on a provincial cabinet ministe...

Mar 10, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta Appeal Court orders 3rd trial for parents in toddler's death

CALGARY - Alberta's top court has ordered a third trial for a couple originally convicted then found not guilty in the death of their ill son. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted a request by the ...

Mar 08, 2021