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Jul 21, 2021 | 6:01 PM
A stolen vehicle spotted by Regina police has led to a long list of charges for one woman.
Members of the Regina Police Service (RPS) stolen auto unit located a stolen vehicle travelling in North Regina Tuesday.
A spike belt was used to try to stop the vehicle, which kept driving until it was eventually abandoned near McCarthy Boulevard and Whelan Drive. A perimeter was then set up by police and a canine track established by the RPS canine unit.
The female driver of the vehicle was found hiding in a yard on Benjamin Crescent and taken into police custody. In a search incident to arrest, officers found drugs on the woman and several pieces of identification that reportedly did not belong to her.
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Claiming errors were made by the judge who handled his trial, a man who shot toward police during a tense 10-hour standoff asked the province’s highest court for either a new trial or, failing that, a shorter sentence.
Lyall Marlin Anaquod received an eight-year prison term in December 2019, several months after Regina Provincial Court Judge Dennis Fenwick found him guilty of multiple offences related to the Oct. 23, 2017 incident among them, discharging a firearm while reckless as to the life or safety of others, pointing a firearm at a police officer, threatening to kill officers, possession of a firearm for a dangerous purposes and possession of firearms and ammunition contrary to court orders.
Sask. first responders soon to be vaccinated The new plan also takes into account remaining frontline health-care workers as well as pharmacists and grocery store staff.
Author of the article: Heather Polischuk
Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 1 day ago • 5 minute read • Members of the Regina Police Service, Regina Fire Protective Services and Dakota Towing made their way around the Regina General Hospital with the lights, sirens and horns to show appreciation for health care workers during the COVID-19-19 crisis in Regina on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Photo by TROY FLEECE /Regina Leader-Post
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The province has amended its vaccine delivery plan, allowing for first responders including police, firefighters and public health inspectors to receive COVID-19 shots via mobile vaccination units.