Crime & Courts

New initiatives for downtown

PRINCE GEORGE - A trio of initiatives will be put in place this year to help improve the health and safety of the downtown. The soonest the average person will notice is a public safety office at the ...

Feb 02, 2021

Police seeking info on College Heights Car Stunt

PRINCE GEORGE - Police are calling it an entertaining, but dangerous car stunt which has earned over 125 thousand views on Facebook before being taken down Monday afternoon.The stunt was done at a sho...

Jan 26, 2021

Man in critical condition after stabbing: RCMP

UPDATED - RCMP have closed off Vancouver street downtown Prince George between 10th avenue and 11th avenue in relation to the stabbing.A man is in critical condition at the University Hospital of Nort...

Jan 24, 2021

Sister of PG homicide victim makes public plea: 'someone knows something'

PRINCE GEORGE - It's been nearly two weeks since Elie Eric Blanchard was killed in Prince George's first homicide of 2021.The man who was 50-years-old when he was killed mostly went by Eric, says his ...

Jan 14, 2021

Top cop releases crime stats for 2020

PRINCE GEORGE - The crime stats are out for 2020, albeit earlier than normal in order to, in the words of Superintendent Shaun Wright "put 2020 behind us as soon as we can.For the most part, the COVID...

Jan 12, 2021

Weapons, drugs, and cash seized in RCMP raid on 11th Ave

PRINCE GEORGE - Police have provided an update on the standoff that closed part of 11th avenue near the Parkwood Mall on Wednesday.RCMP say they removed 19 people from a residence on the 1600 block of...

Jan 07, 2021

RCMP remain tight-lipped on PG homicide investigation

PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP aren't sharing any new details about the city's first homicide of 2021.Police won't say if they have any suspects in custody or if they have any persons of interest,...

Jan 04, 2021

RCMP investigating PG's first homicide of 2021 on New Year's Day

PRINCE GEORGE - Less than two hours into the New Year, Prince George RCMP were called to a home on 15th avenue where they found a 50-year-old man deceased.At approximately 1:45 a.m. on January 1st, fr...

Jan 03, 2021

Expert says city fraud 'no easy fix', cyberattacks on the rise in 2020

PRINCE GEORGE - Cybersecurity expert and author Mark Sangster tells CKPG News cyberattacks are getting more complex, and are on the rise.The most recent attack on the City of Prince George which saw o...

Nov 26, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court refuses to overturn one of killer's three murder convictions

CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has refused to throw out one of the convictions against a man who was found guilty of killing a father and his two-year-old daughter as well as a senior. Derek Sa...

Nov 24, 2020