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The Prince Albert Police Service is alerting the public about the possibility of Fentanyl in our community and the extreme risk associated with using this dangerous, illicit drug. Police suspect that a supply of Fentanyl may be present in Prince Albert. The Fentanyl may be in various bright colours and looks similar to crack cocaine. Information provided to police is that Fentanyl is being described as “pebbles” and sold illegally. Illicit fentanyl is usually produced in powder form. It can also be ...

Prince Albert Police Service reviewing Annual Crime Severity Index (CSI) Statistics Today, the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics (Stats Canada) released the 2019 Crime Statistics and the Crime Severity Index (CSI) values for Canada. The annual rankings use police-reported data to compare the severity of crime and violent crime in roughly 300 communities with populations over 10,000. The comparison is based on the ratio of crime versus the core population for a community, as opposed to the totality ...

The Prince Albert Police Service’s Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) continues to see results as members work to tackle gun violence and gang activity in our community. It’s been nearly a year since an Integrated Crime Reduction Team (ICRT) was announced for Prince Albert with funding from the provincial Ministry of Corrections and Policing. The ICRT includes nine members from both the Prince Albert Police Service and the Saskatchewan RCMP working on a mandate of more targeted enforcement of ...

The Prince Albert Police Service continues to work toward targeted enforcement of all crime, including gun violence and gang activity in our community, while also focusing efforts on addressing root-cause issues that often lead to violent crime. Ahead of the release of the 2019 Crime Severity Index (CSI) values later this week, the Prince Albert Police Service continues to review crime trends, including the index data for the last 20 years. The 2019 Crime Severity Index numbers are scheduled to be rele ...