Saskatchewan RCMP officer arrested in death of man in wooded area

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Police in northern Saskatchewan say they have taken an RCMP officer into custody in connection with a homicide.

Investigators with the Prince Albert Police Service were called last night to a wooded area within the city after receiving a report of a death.

They say the death of a 26-year-old man is being investigated as a homicide.

A member of the Prince Albert RCMP, who was not on duty at the time, was arrested.