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File 2021-17112 At 7:00 a.m. Sunday, May 16, 2021, the Prince Albert Police Service, Prince Albert Fire Department and Parkland ambulance responded to a report of a male in the river. A 65-year-old man was rescued and life saving procedures were attempted. The man remains in hospital at time of this release. Foul play is ruled out and this is not a suspicious event. ...

UPDATE – Prince Albert Police can confirm that the death of a 26-year-old man Tuesday evening has been deemed a homicide. The victim has been identified as Braden Herman and an autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday, May 13, 2021 in Saskatoon. Prince Albert Police have charged Bernie Herman (DOB 05-13-1968), a 32-year-member of the RCMP, with First Degree Murder. The victim and the accused in this file are known to each other, but are not related. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) of the P ...

Members and staff with the Prince Albert Police Service continue to work toward reconciliation and understanding as we mark Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Canada. “Today, on Red Dress Day, we honour those who have been lost due to violence, and join their families in promoting awareness and understanding,” said Prince Albert Police Chief Jonathan Bergen. “As a police service, we continue to actively investigate reports of violence involv ...

Prince Albert Police members have responded to 498 calls for service since Friday and made 76 arrests. File 2021-15365 – Assault with a Weapon Officers were dispatched to a business in the 3700 Block of 2nd Avenue West Monday afternoon for a report that a woman had threatened staff with a knife. The incident happened just after 4 p.m. after store staff confronted the woman for attempting to leave the store without paying for several items in her possession. The 43-year-old woman is charged with a ...

The Prince Albert Police Service continues to target property crime, gang activity, and violence with plans for a new multi-year strategy that would see four additional police officers on patrol in Prince Albert focused on proactive policing and addressing local crime trends. Following approval earlier this month by Prince Albert City Council to fund four additional police officers through a new $35 base tax, the Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners approved a proposal from the police service Th ...