A male party-goer on court order not to have firearms shot off a gun after an argument started in the early hours on the K’atl’odeeche First Nation Reserve. The end result is 28-year-old Ryan Beaulieu was arrested without incident and now faces a host of firearms-related charges. RCMP stated in…
Hay River RCMP executed a search warrant on a Hay River suspected as being a venue for selling stolen property. There they found the goods and suspected fentanyl and crack-cocaine. As a result, 21-year-old Destiny Smallgeese and 34-year-old John Antoine have both been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by…
Two people were killed on Bigelow Crescent in Yellowknife early Saturday morningin what police are calling a double homicide. Police were called to a residence in the Kam Lake neighborhood after receiving information about several people injured inside. Once they arrived, officers found one person already deceased and another suffering…
Inuvik RCMP didn’t fall for the ‘fell down the stairs’ story and instead charged a man with severely beating his partner. Police were called to a residence on Wednesday after receiving a call someone inside had been injured. An RCMP spokesperson stated today that, “Officers were initially told that the…
A committee of MLAs is to hold public meetings in Aklavik and Inuvik next month as part of their review of a proposed Missing Persons Act. The NWT Assembly’s Standing Committee on Social Development invites members of the public to the Council of Chambers Building in Aklavik on Tuesday, April…
Cocaine, suspected opioids, and $15,000 in cash were seized by Inuvik RCMP following execution of a search warrant at a hotel room in the Beaufort Delta community. Thirty-year-old Abubakar Bakal, of Edmonton, was charged after the March 7 raid with possession of: the proceeds of crime, a controlled substance (cocaine);…
Délı̨nę RCMP have charged 38-year-old Jonathan Tetso with manslaughter after a man was found dead on Saturday. On March 9, RCMP were called to a local home to check on the well-being of the resident. Officers discovered a man suffering from serious injuries inside the residence. The man was transported…
The Northwest Territories RCMP are mourning the loss of civilian employee Marie York-Condon, who passed away on Saturday, March 2, after falling ill while on vacation. Marie had been the Senior Communications Strategist with the G-Division, and had served as an integral part of the RCMP for nearly 17 years,…
Two communities are in mourning after a Colville Lake teenager was found dead in Norman Wells over the weekend. The Coroner’s office confirms it is investigating a sudden death, but it is, “in the preliminary stages of the investigation and cannot share any further details.” Community members are saddened by…
Weekend traffic stops by RCMP at Behchokǫ̀ led to a weapons charge and multiple drug-related counts with the seizure of cocaine and crack-cocaine. RCMP confiscated cocaine and crack-cocaine packaged for sale during both traffic stops. On Friday, during a traffic stop, an officer “found reason” to arrest a 28-year-old female…