Policing

PRINCE ALBERT – During an election campaign in Prince Albert on Thursday, Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party announced more funding for law enforcement positions, adding addiction treatment spaces and increased investment in the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) Act.  “Our government recently announced new funding for 100 new municipal police officers and 14 new SCAN […]

MOOSE JAW — The Moose Jaw Police Service is not seeing any “red flags” with its latest budget update but is facing some unexpected financial pressures after more officers than expected retired recently. The police service (MJPS) presented a budget update to July 31 during the Board of Police Commissioners’ September meeting. The document showed […]

ESTEVAN – The provincial government says the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) is making significant progress towards becoming operational by the end of 2026, and it has its new deputy chief marshal – Estevan Police Chief Richard Lowen. Lowen officially started as Estevan’s police chief in September 2021. He began his career with the Winnipeg Police Service […]

Amidst a surge in criminal activity across Saskatchewan, specialized law enforcement units are stepping up to tackle the challenge. Consisting of highly-trained officers, the Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Trafficking Response Teams (STRT), and the RCMP Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST), have made significant strides to curb the escalating crime rates. “Because of these teams, there […]

The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to build on the success of the province’s Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Teams (WEST). In just the first two months of 2023, WEST and CRT removed 67 guns, 142 grams of meth, 2,019 grams of cocaine, and three grams of fentanyl from Saskatchewan communities. The […]

People in Regina are feeling a little less positive about their police force. A survey was handed to the Board of Police Commissioners, that was completed last fall. Its a small sample size, with 450 people responding to the survey. It found the public’s perception of the Regina Police Service had dipped to its lowest […]

An investigation is underway at a penitentiary north of Prince Albert, after a 33-year-old female inmate was declared dead Friday morning at Pine Grove Correctional Centre. In a news release from the RCMP, when the inmate was found unconscious in her cell, Corrections staff called EMS, and initiated life saving procedures. EMS declared the woman […]

The provincial government are focusing on gang-related criminal activity with a new policing initiative. The Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) is a specialized intelligence-led enforcement team dedicated to addressing illegal weapons, drugs, and human trafficking. The STRT will be containing 41 permanent employees, including 30 RCMP officers, 6 municipal officers, 2 criminal analysts and 3 […]

The provincial government believes it will be able to have a smoother streamline of policing with the creation of the Provincial Protective Service Branch. To increase public safety in Saskatchewan, the province is uniting a few policing agencies under one branch. The Provincial Protective Service will include conservation officers, highway patrol, community safety officers, court […]

Gregory Gudelot has been appointed by the Saskatchewan government to lead the Public Complaints Commission and the new Serious Incident Response Team which is to begin operating this fall and will investigate serious incidents involving Saskatchewan police officers. Gudelot, who is from Saskatchewan,  has been the executive director the Serious Incident Response Team in Alberta […]