A 64-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle near Inuvik. The incident took place near Rangling River shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The woman was pronounced dead as soon as first responders arrived on the scene. The cause of the collision is not yet known, and…
A man in Tuktoyaktuk has been released from police custody after twice pointing a rifle at RCMP officers and firing a shot into the air yesterday morning. On Sunday morning, local RCMP were alerted to an armed and intoxicated man outside of a home. According to an RCMP release sent…
A woman was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds following a shooting in Yellowknife on Saturday. The incident took place on Bigelow Crescent around 10:45 p.m. Police are now searching for three suspects who were seen fleeing in the direction of Williams Avenue. Those who live in the area and…
A missing NWT man has been found safe and sound. Thirty-two-year-old Jordan Unger was found safe by Yellowknife RCMP on June 18. Unger was first reported missing on June 16 after last being seen on June 14. Police did not say where Unger was in the intervening time.
Last updated Friday, May 12 at 12:05 a.m. The search continues for Frank Gruben in Fort Smith, and a community-led search party is out for the second time this morning. About 35 residents turned up yesterday for a search party, organized by resident Larissa Emmons. As Emmons described yesterday morning,…
Fort Smith RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. Frank Gruben, 30, was last seen on May 5. He is described as being a six-foot-one, 176-pound Inuit man with black hair and brown eyes. Earlier this week on social media, friends and family issued pleas…
An NWT man wanted in connection with a sexual assault has been found by police. Twenty-eight-year-old Alex Roche was apprehended on Thursday, according to an RCMP officer. The officer said he was not apprehended in Hay River, despite the Hay River RCMP issuing a warrant for his arrest, although the…
A “special police operation” that took place in Hay River late last week was a series of drug-related raids, according to RCMP. The raids were part of a larger operation that also involved three traffic stops between April 1 and 15. In total, eleven people have been arrested and charged…
Thaddeus McNeely has pled guilty to manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. According to court documents, 24-year-old McNeely appeared in court on Monday before Justice Louise Charbonneau. McNeely pled not guilty to the most serious charge of murder, but pled guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. By entering…
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a pair of missing firearms in Fort Providence, according to the community’s mayor. According to an RCMP release, earlier this morning police were searching for a pair of rifles and some ammo that were stolen sometime before 3:30 a.m. In a post…