PRINCE ALBERT – A Prince Albert police officer has been charged with criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life in connection to the death of a man who died in police cells.
The officer, whom Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) didn’t name, has 21-years of service with PAPS. He appears in Prince Albert court July 25.
Saul Laliberte, 33, died while in police cells Nov. 7, 2021. His death was treated as an in-custody death and investigated by the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS). PAPS was notified in June that based on the SPS investigation, the Crown recommended the officer be charged.
The PAPS member has been relieved from active duty pending the outcome of court proceedings.
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