A nine-millimetre handgun and 740 grams of crack cocaine were seized by RCMP during a traffic stop on Wednesday evening on the highway outside of Behchokǫ̀. Andrew Norn, 38, of Fort Resolution and 28-year-old Marilyn Beaulieu of Hay River, now each face three drug and weapons charges. “It would be…
A man suspected of causing fatal fire that claimed the life of Clara Blake in Fort McPherson last month now faces a manslaughter charge. Randall Blake, 27, was arrested and charged in connection with the December 15 blaze, stated an RCMP media release today. However, on December 20, human remains…
The NWT Coroner has confirmed four passengers and two crew died in Tuesday’s plane crash at Fort Smith, with one survivor being treated in Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. This notice cleared up incorrect information from a source on the total number of fatalities, posted for a short time here…
A series of break and enters along the Ingraham Trail and in Yellowknife could all be related and RCMP are asking for the public’s help in their investigation. Yellowknife RCMP executed resulted in the execution of a search warrant on a vehicle and at a Yellowknife residence on January…
Crack cocaine and a lot of liquor – 50 bottles – were stopped by RCMP from entering the restricted alcohol community of Fort Good Hope on the weekend. An adult male had 22 grams of suspected crack cocaine on him, along with approximately $250 in cash, stated an RCMP media…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating a homicide after finding a man dead inside the Hilltop apartment complex on 47 Street. Police were called to the scene shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, where they found the man laying unresponsive. The incident was first ruled a “suspicious death,” but has since…
Fort Smith RCMP, are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man. Northwest Territories RCMP shared the message along with a photo of Donovan Desjarlais on social media on Tuesday afternoon. Desjarlais has “a number of warrants out for his arrest,” according to police. The statement did not…
A Yellowknife man has been sentenced to five years in prison and ten years of probation for the possession and transmission of child pornography and for extortion. Twenty-year-old Chase Straker was sentenced in an N.W.T. court on Monday, according to an RCMP release. He was found to have stored and…
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating a suspected homicide after a man passed away from serious injuries on Sunday. Police were called to the scene on 47 Street shortly after 8:00 a.m. yesterday, where they found the injured man. He was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead. The investigation is ongoing….
A Fort Smith man has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and robbery in connection with an incident that left two men injured late last month. The investigation that led to the arrest of 19-year-old Christian Gordon also spawned a separate investigation into drug trafficking. The incident took place…