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Man accused of Regina arsons, including two house fires
A 22-year-old man is facing a string of charges, including arson related to two recent house fires. The man made his first court appearance Thursday in Regina Provincial Court on approximately a dozen...
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Biker gang rivalry at heart of Gaslight arson, court hears
A drug debt and a rivalry between two biker gangs were at the heart of the fire that caused extensive damage to the Gaslight Tattoo Parlour last summer, court heard on Friday. At just 21, Tyler Earl...
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Assault charges related to Hells Angels event at Kenosee: police
Five men are facing assault charges after a fight in a southeast Saskatchewan resort community that police say was related to a Hells Angels event. The arrests were made recently as part of a joint...
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Man sentenced for crash that killed Daphne Schmidt
Standing in a Regina courtroom during a heart-wrenching afternoon, Dakota Schmidt remembered hearing her mother scream as a truck crossed into their lane on Highway 6 near Southey. It was Jan. 21, just...
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How did dark, murderous acts become light conversation?
Do you ever wanna become a serial killer, a 16-year-old Regina boy messages his friend. i think I could really pull it off. Her response is equally unexpected: okay well as long as you dont go after my...
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Gun fired during Air Ronge armed robbery
La Ronge RCMP are seeking a suspect after a Tuesday night armed robbery at a business on Highway 2 at Air Ronge. A firearm was discharged once during the robbery. At around 10:15 p.m. a lone male is...
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Prison for man who set fire to Regina tattoo parlour
A Moose Jaw man who set fire to the Gaslight Tattoo Parlour at the behest of a creditor to whom he owed money will spend some time in prison paying for the offence. Tyler Earl Ellis-Thomson, 21,...
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Crown wants up to 10 years for convicted stabber
A Riceton man said he believes he is capable of living a crime-free life due to his age, his family and the fact his old problematic friends are, in his words, “pretty much all extinct.” William John...
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Men convicted in violent Regina home invasion
Following his conviction on charges related to a violent home invasion, Forrest Duane Pelletier stood to address the judge, saying he intends to appeal the decision. “I don’t feel that I was given a...
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Pelletier 'raised by the streets,' he tells sentencing hearing
His mother scarred by residential school and his grandparents unable to control him, Forrest Duane Pelletier looked to the streets for a surrogate family, he told a judge on Friday. Now 32, Pelletier...
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'We owe her a debt of gratitude': Judge commends sexual assault victim for...
A Regina judge commended a sexual assault survivor for coming forward, not only to see justice done but to try to help others who might find themselves in similar circumstances. “(The complainant) said...
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Man charged with pointing shotgun at Regina police officer
A 34-year-old man is facing a range of firearms charges, including an allegation he pointed a shotgun at a member of the Regina Police Service. According to information from city police, officers were...
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Man sets fire to Regina jail cell, sends fellow remand inmates to medical unit
Angered when jail staff came to check for contraband, a then-remand inmate set about flooding and setting fire to his cell — an incident that ultimately left several other remand inmates with smoke...
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Man serving sentence for voyeurism charged with sex offences against young...
A diagnosed sex addict serving a community-based sentence for voyeurism has been accused of sex offences against a young person. Harley Zane Irwin received a 12-month conditional sentence in November...
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Guns, ammunition and other weapons found during police searches
Two men and a male youth face numerous charges after Regina police searches Tuesday uncovered guns, ammunition and other weapons. The operation began after the Regina Police Service obtained a...
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Opinion: Latest Regina crime stats reveal a disturbing trend
A few decades ago, I was a guest at a wedding in Regina. As the newlywed couple left the church, they discovered that their decorated wedding car had been stolen. They were agitated, but not really...
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Man charged after alleged drunken incident on WestJet flight
A man relocating to Alberta from Ontario made an unscheduled pitstop in Regina — along with numerous other passengers on his flight — when he allegedly committed an offence while on board. The...
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Convicted voyeur granted bail on sex offence allegations
A 30-year-old man has been granted bail on charges alleging sexual contact with a young person and a breach of his conditional sentence, imposed last year on convictions for repeatedly videotaping...
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Buried secrets: Bodies lost in a landfill leave unanswered questions
The poignant words penned by the relative of a Regina homicide victim reflect the final indignity: “They threw him away, like he was nothing.” Not only was Ronald Matthew Kay’s life stolen from his...
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Three convicted of Douglas murder appealing convictions and sentences
Three men found guilty in the beating death of Shawn Douglas are looking to appeal their convictions and life sentences. Johnathon Nelson Peepeetch, 26, Dennis Calvin Thompson, 35, and Joshua Duane...
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