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Featured, Justice, News, Police June 28, 2023

Yellowknife RCMP searching for owner of stolen dirt bike

An alleged thief was caught with the bike downtown on Wednesday morning.

Yellowknife RCMP are searching for the owner of a stolen dirt bike after catching a suspected thief on Wednesday morning. The 35-year-old male suspect was caught downtown during what appeared to be a stealing spree. He was arrested and found to be in possession of the stolen dirt bike, a…

Community, Featured, News, Police June 27, 2023

Behchokǫ̀ search wraps with no missing person found, no one reported missing

Fire Department, RCMP, residents were involved

A search for a potential missing person near Behchokǫ̀ has concluded with no one found and no one reported missing, according to RCMP. On Tuesday, RCMP Corporal Matt Halstead confirmed the police had received “an as of yet, unsubstantiated report that a person may have gone under water near Behchokǫ̀.”…

Featured, News, Police June 27, 2023

Young man dead after fatal towing incident

A 21-year-old man has died following a fatal towing incident in Hay River today. Police responded to a call around 1:20 a.m. where they found a vehicle stuck in the sand near Great Slave Lake. As a second vehicle was attempting to tow the vehicle, the rope disconnected, hitting the…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police June 22, 2023

Stolen truck, crack cocaine and cash seized by Fort McPherson RCMP

Fort McPherson residents took matters into their own hands after a stolen vehicle was reported yesterday, June 21. The two thieves from British Columbia, Nuno De Sousa, and Zachary Sullivan, refused to stop and drove away from police. Just outside community bounds, Sousa and Sullivan were assaulted by residents. Although…

Featured, News, Police June 22, 2023

Cyclist dead after collision with truck near Inuvik

The cause of the accident is not yet known.

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…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police June 19, 2023

Tuktoyaktuk man arrested after pointing gun at RCMP officers

Despite pointing his weapon at officers a second time and firing a shot into the air, the man was arrested without injury.

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…

Featured, Justice, News, Police June 19, 2023

Yellowknife RCMP investigate weekend shooting on Bigelow Crescent

Police are seeking three suspects after a woman was shot on Saturday night.

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…

Featured, News, Police June 19, 2023

Missing man found safe by Yellowknife RCMP

Jordan Unger had been missing for four days.

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.

Community, Featured, News, Police May 11, 2023

Update: Community search for Frank Gruben enters its second day

Gruben hasn't been seen since May 5. Community members have been searching for him since Thursday morning

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,…

Featured, News, Police May 10, 2023

Fort Smith RCMP searching for missing man

Frank Gruben was last seen on May 5

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…