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File 2023-946 Late Monday morning, police were called to a wooded area near the 1000 Block of 18th Street West for a report of a deceased male. Police and the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service are investigating. Dwight Whitehead, age 32, has been identified as the deceased. He was previously reported missing to the Prince Albert Police Service on January 8. Police do not consider Mr. Whitehead’s death suspicious. The Prince Albert Grand Council Search and Rescue and the Prince Albert Fire Departm ...

PAPS Responding to More Weapons and Violent Crime The Prince Albert Police Service responded to an increased number of calls for service as specialized units worked to investigate violent crime, drug and illegal gang activity, mischief and property theft, and proactively address crime trends. Statistics to the end of December 2022 show the Prince Albert Police Service received just over 46,000 total calls last year, an increase over the previous year when 45,566 calls were received. ...

File 2022-9159 UPDATE - On January 3, 2023, members from the Prince Albert Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Division arrested a 25-year-old woman from Prince Albert in connection with the death of Taya Sinclair. Stephanie Halkett-Stevenson is charged with First Degree Murder. [Information 991217902]. The accused was arrested while in custody on other, unrelated matters and appeared in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Wednesday morning. She is also charged with aggravated assault, unlawful confin ...

File 2023-263 A 40-year-old woman is charged with aggravated assault and uttering threats following an incident at a multi-unit residential building in the 700 Block of 1st Avenue East. The incident happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday. The woman gained access to the building and is reported to have threatened residents with a knife and assaulted a man before fleeing. An 89-year-old man was transported to hospital by Parkland Ambulance in serious condition. The suspect was arrested by polic ...

File 2023-216 UPDATE – The Prince Albert Police Service is investigating a report of a stolen motor vehicle, possession of a firearm, and fraud following a serious incident in the 400 Block of 18th Street West Monday. At approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, January 2, officers received a report of a stolen motor vehicle from a residence on MacArthur Drive. The vehicle, a wallet, and credit cards were taken, along with a firearm and ammunition. Further investigation by police led to a residence in the ...