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WAKAW, MELFORT — A series of arrests and searches in Wakaw and Melfort resulted in five being arrested and 29 grams of what’s suspected by the police to be methamphetamine seized.

Turtleford RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a trailer stolen from a rural location in the RM of Frenchman Butte.

A 32-year-old woman from Ahtahkakoop First Nation is facing charges after a vehicle stop on Big River First Nation at about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 31. Big River RCMP report the vehicle fled an initial stop attempt, but was stopped again soon afterward.

The RCMP Crime Reduction Team have charged a man from Melfort with drug/weapons offences following arrests near Wakaw Jan. 30.

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Two 19-year-olds facing numerous charges

Kevin Dale Hill has been appointed as a judge to North Battleford Provincial Court. The announcement was made by the Government of Saskatchewan Friday.

A recaptured prisoner, who allegedly escaped custody after getting out of his restraints and dashing for freedom, appeared in La Ronge Provincial Court Jan. 30 via CCTV.

Two Whitefish men facing numerous firearms offences have pleaded not guilty and their trials are set. Henry Ratt, 23, and Larry Durocher, 36, were arrested Oct. 19, 2019, by Big River RCMP after trying to evade police.