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Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen speaks to media during a press conference in March 2021.
Crime stats from 2020 show a decrease in both violent and non-violent crime in Prince Albert last year, ranking PA seventh overall for cities with a population of more than 10,000 people.
Prince Albert also ranked seventh overall in both 2019 and 2018.
The city ranked fifth in violent crime, according to 2020 data. This is a decrease from the previous year when Prince Albert was ranked third . Non-violent crime also decreased in 2020, dropping Prince Albert from ninth to 10
th place.
Prince Albert Police Chief Jonathan Bergen explained that a major concern for the police service in 2020 and the first half of 2021 was violent crime, particularly homicide.
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Prince Albert RCMP officer gave details to police that led to his arrest for murder
It appears a Prince Albert RCMP officer charged with first-degree murder provided details to police that would later lead to his arrest.
Corporal Bernie Herman, a 32-year veteran of the RCMP, is charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman of the Clearwater River Dene Nation.
Braden Herman’s body was found in a wooded area north of the city on Tuesday night.
Police say the two knew each other but were not related.
In a Zoom media conference Friday afternoon, Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen gave an update on the investigation.
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Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen speaks to media during a press conference in March 2021. (Peter lozinski/Daily Herald)
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) is going ahead with plans for a new multi-year strategy that would see four additional police officers on patrol in Prince Albert focused on proactive policing and addressing local crime trends.
The plan will target property crime, gang activity and violence.
Following approval earlier this month by city council to fund four additional police officers through a new $35 base tax, the Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners approved a proposal from the police service at their meeting on Thursday outlining a strategy to proactively address crime trends and problem addresses in our community.