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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…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police April 20, 2023

Update: Suspect in sexual assault apprehended by police

Alex Roche was apprehended on Thursday

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…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police April 17, 2023

‘Special police activity’ in Hay River was a series of drug-related raids

Eleven people have been arrested and charged as a result of this operation

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…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police April 4, 2023

McNeely pleads guilty to manslaughter, aggravated assault

McNeely is expected to appear in court again in May

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…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police March 30, 2023

Update: Fort Providence Mayor says suspect arrested in connection with stolen firearms

Mayor Danny Beaulieu had asked residents to stay home while police conducted their search

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…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police March 16, 2023

Man in custody following Fort McPherson drug bust

The man was found to be carrying “79 individual baggies believed to be Crack Cocaine and a pill container believed to contain OxyContin,” according to police

A man faces charges of possession and possession for the purpose of trafficking after being arrested in Fort McPherson with what appeared to be cocaine and narcotics. On Wednesday, March 15, a man from outside the community was approached by RCMP while alone in a parked vehicle. He was arrested…