Crime, Cops and Court

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A sentencing hearing has started for a former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover. Bernie Herman, who is 55, was convicted in January of manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman.

Officers on patrol spotted a suspicious male with bikes in a back alley, but the individual dumped the bikes and fled on foot

Police have the legal authority to demand a quick roadside breath test of any driver they stop.

Nathaniel Sakebow's co-accused Chase Robert James Cardinal is also out on bail.

Other calls to the Cut Knife RCMP detachment also included a need for mediators in disputes.

Court heard that, by all accounts, they were good neighbours in Canora until all of that would change.

Police stopped a vehicle that was using vise grips instead of a steering wheel.

Forcing police to annually test their knowledge of properly searching prisoners and updating detention cell intake forms to include more information are two of 10 ideas that a coroner’s inquest jury has made.

The male had entered a yard in the 1100-block of First Street and tried to remove a barbecue.

32-year-old Elias Still of Ochapowace First Nation, was pronounced deceased by EMS on scene.