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File 2019-30648  Two men are facing drug-related charges following an investigation by members of the Integrated Street Enforcement Team (ISET). Police have charged a 59-year-old man and a 60-year-old man with possession of a controlled substance for the purposes of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime after executing a search warrant at a home in the 500 Block of 12th St. E. Friday evening. Upon further investigation, police located more than 1,800 Hydromorphone and Dilaudid pills an ...

File 2019 – 30497  Police arrested two people and seized a number of weapons following a vehicle stop in the 1000 Block of 15th St. E. Thursday evening, including a modified rifle, ammunition, brass knuckles, small axe, folding knife, bear spray, cell phones, bandanas, a stab-proof vest, and a small quantity of methamphetamine and crack cocaine. Police initiated the traffic stop after spotting a vehicle reported stolen earlier in the evening. Following a brief pursuit, a 22-year-old man and 19-year ...

UPDATE - File 2019-30250 – Break and Enter to Business Members of the Prince Albert Police Service break and enter task force continue to review surveillance footage and investigate following a break and enter to a business in the 1200 Block of Central Ave. Police are asking for anyone who may have been in the area around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday to contact them at 306-953-4222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Police are also encouraging business owners in the general area to check their surveilla ...

Traffic safety and driver awareness was the goal for officers participating in a recent Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) initiative hosted by the Prince Albert Police Service last month. Officers from various police agencies across the province participated in the annual S.T.E.P. blitz August 22 and 23, checking both private and commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with traffic safety regulations. More than 135 drivers were ticketed for speeding during the two-day enforcement per ...

Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen spoke to media Friday about recent incidents of violent crime in the city and police response. Prince Albert has noted five homicides in 2019 and two recent shootings. Each of these homicides has been its own tragedy, Chief Bergen said, but the number is not typical. The last time Prince Albert recorded five homicides was in 2003. In 2018, Prince Albert recorded two homicides. “The death or serious injury of a loved one caused by violence can be a sad and scary ...