An illegal rifle, ammunition and 27 grams of suspected cocaine were seized by Hay River RCMP on Wednesday. Police were conducting patrols of the community, when a person was observed secreting a firearm into a vehicle and hiding it, stated a release. Media Relations Officer Constable Josh Seaward stated: “Police…
A hostage-taking in Hay River ended with one person in hospital with serious injuries, three suspects arrested, and cocaine, illegal guns and cash seized by RCMP. It was just the latest arrests this month of suspects with illegal guns and large amounts of cocaine and hard cash looking to exploit…
Two Toronto men are in custody, three illegal handguns are off the streets, and cocaine with a street value of $300,000 was seized following a dramatic takedown in Yellowknife this week. The 18-and 24-year old men had been under surveillance operating out of a downtown Yellowknife Airbnb since mid-January by…
The search is on for an armed suspect wanted by RCMP after an injured female was found in a Yellowknife residence on Thursday night. Police are looking for 34-year-old Jeremy Charney, who was in possession of a handgun when he reportedly fled the assault scene in a Black 2021 Ford…
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);…