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A group of 25 youth in Prince Albert had Christmas come a bit early this year thanks to the 7th annual Shop With a Cop held Thursday. The Prince Albert Police Service runs the event every year with the help of community schools and organizations. Students from five local schools ranging from Grades 1 to 6 were selected by their schools to partner with a police officer to spend the day holiday shopping and ending the day with a lunch. Each student was given $100 to do holiday shopping for their families ...

One male has been arrested after a robbery on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. At approximately 11:30 p.m. a male victim was using the washroom at a hotel on 3600 Block 2nd Avenue West when he was approached by a male who threatened him with a knife and took his chain necklace and a small amount of cash. The male suspect was located a short time after by patrol members in front of a business on 3500 Block 2nd Avenue West and arrested. The 20-year-old male from Prince Albert is charged with stealing ...

File #17-42065 Weapons charges On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 after 6 a.m. Prince Albert Police Service officers attended to a business on 2700 Block 2nd Avenue West on a weapons call. The male suspect appeared to be intoxicated and was openly carrying bear spray. An off-duty correctional officer at the business intervened and held the suspect until officers arrived and arrested the male. The 19-year-old male suspect from Prince Albert is charged with possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous ...

The bridge has now been cleared and traffic has resumed to regular levels. The driver of the semi that crashed into a guard rail has been fine for deviating from the truck route. --- At 7:45 a.m., December 12, 2017 Prince Albert Police Service responded to the Diefenbaker Bridge as a semi-truck towing a trailer got hung up on a guard rail, coming from Highway 55 East. No other vehicles were involved and there are no injuries. Traffic on the bridge is restricted to one lane of South Bound fl ...

The Prince Albert Police Service responded to 231 calls for service over the weekend and arrested 24 people. The top two calls for service were for intoxicated persons (22) and disturbances (25).   File #2017-41934: Drugs   On Sunday, December 10, 2017, Prince Albert Police Service officers conducted routine patrol of an apartment building on 900 Block Central Avenue. A male was located in the hallway that had an outstanding warrant and was arrested by officers. Officers searched the suspect a ...