Battlefords News-Optimist

From the Crime Watch network: In the early morning of July 4, a 2004 GMC Sierra, Grey in color with as Sask licence plate of 499JLV was stolen from the 1500 block on 102nd Street in the city of North Battleford..

A 74-year-old man is dead following a collision between a semi and a pickup truck on Highway 1 just east of Qu’Appelle Friday night. Indian Head RCMP says the man was the driver of the pickup truck and was alone in the vehicle.

From Saskatchewan Crimestoppers: Kaylen Arthur Charles - 27 years old, 5ft 8", 169 lbs. Wanted by La Ronge RCMP for Robbery. Joey Johnathon Sanderson - 19 years old, 5ft 7" 132 lbs. Wanted by La Ronge RCMP for Robbery.

Saskatoon Police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight. According to the SPS, Shortly before 10 p.m. patrol officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Blakeney Crescent to respond to an injured person.

On June 29, 2021 at approximately 5 p.m., Battleford RCMP responded to a report of two armed robberies at a business on Highway #4 on Poundmaker First Nation.

On June 29, 2021 at approximately 1:30 p.m., a Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan police officer attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on Highway #55 near Foxford. The vehicle failed to stop. Police determined the vehicle was stolen.

Vaccines Reported An additional 20,981 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 1,194,535.

Due to hot, dry conditions and an extreme fire risk that covers most of the province, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has issued a provincial fire ban for Crown lands, provincial parks and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration Distric

On July 1 around 11 a.m. Swift Current, Morse and Outlook RCMP officers responded to a complaint of a person overboard a boat on Lake Diefenbaker near the Palliser Regional Park shoreline.

Two adults have been charged after the RCMP Battlefords Gang Task Force executed a search warrant in the 2600 block of 100th Street. Police seized approximately 30 grams of cocaine and other evidence indicative of drug trafficking.