Prince Albert Police have announced a new provincial coordinator for the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. Staff Sergeant Shawn Stubbs has been appointed for a term of three years.

Stubbs will oversee eight police investigators, two forensic technicians, and an administrative assistant with the ICE Unit. He takes over the position from Staff Sergeant Scott Lambie with the RCMP.

The provincial coordinator is based at the police substation in downtown Prince Albert, along with two additional Prince Albert-based investigators.

The unit also includes 4 Saskatoon-based investigators, 4 Regina-based investigators, and 1 Regina-based administrative assistant

The Saskatchewan ICE Unit specializes in investigations involving child pornography, child exploitation, and luring over the Internet. Funding is providing by the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety.

In 2020, the ICE Unit conducted 737 investigations across the province, compared to 528 in 2019, and 321 in 2018. Of those files, 358 originated out of the Regina area, 263 out of Saskatoon, 108 from Prince Albert, and 8 from Moose Jaw. Police laid 115 charges against 39 people in 2020.

In 2019, the ICE Unit investigated 528 files, with 288 from Regina, 161 in Saskatoon, and 79 from Prince Albert. Investigators charged 30 people and laid 74 charges in relation to these investigations.