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Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police March 14, 2023

Man in hospital following altercation with Fort Good Hope RCMP

Alberta RCMP have been called in to investigate the incident

Last updated Tuesday, March 14 at 5:18 p.m. A man who was sent to receive medical treatment in Yellowknife after an altercation with multiple police officers along the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road is still in hospital, according to police. On Monday morning, Fort Good Hope RCMP responded to a report…

Featured, Justice, News, Police March 7, 2023

Police call for witnesses to come forward in connection with Yellowknife murder

RCMP say the August, 2022 murder is part of a sharp rise in handgun violence

Northwest Territories RCMP are making a public appeal for witnesses to come forward in connection with an unsolved murder from August of last year. Thirty-six-year-old Faysal Farah was found shot to death at a Yellowknife apartment shortly after 2 a.m. on Aug. 20. Police say multiple witnesses were at the…

Featured, News, Police January 17, 2023

Phones, internet restored in Sahtú and Beaufort Delta

NorthwesTel has confirmed its phone service in several communities in the Sahtú and Beaufort Delta has been restored. The telecom told CKLB the disruption was caused by a construction company damaging a fibre line just south of Norman Wells. Original article below: Residents in the Sahtú and Beaufort Delta needing…

Featured, Justice, News, Police January 10, 2023

Police seeking public’s help following multiple Midwest break-ins

Four break-ins affecting Midwest Property Management have happened since Christmas Eve

Update, Jan. 11 2:00 p.m.: In an email to a tenant of the former Solar Apartments building early Wednesday afternoon, a Midwest employee said “Maintenance are doing their best to change the locks and that’s the priority but we don’t have a timeline.” Yellowknife RCMP are asking for the public’s…

Featured, Justice, Law courts, News, Police, Politics January 10, 2023

Former Yellowknife city councillor charged with assault, sexual assault

Robin Williams faces nine charges, including assault causing bodily harm or with a weapon

A former Yellowknife city councillor has been charged with multiple crimes, including assault and sexual assault, according to court documents. Robin Williams faces nine charges, including four counts of assault, one count of assault causing bodily harm or with a weapon, one count of sexual assault, one count of uttering…

Community, Featured, Justice, News, Police December 2, 2022

Update: Fort Providence RMCP locate, arrest suspect in alleged assault

Logan Causa was found at a "rural property" near Fort Providence on Saturday

A suspect in an alleged Fort Providence assault is in custody after escaping arrest on Friday. Logan Causa, 22, was found at a “rural property” near Fort Providence on Saturday and arrested “without incident.” Early on Friday morning, Fort Providence RCMP responded to an alleged assault causing “serious injuries,” according…

Featured, Justice, News, Police November 30, 2022

Charges pending against Yellowknife man in 50th Street robbery

The suspect was arrested "without incident" in an alleyway by the business

A 32-year-old Yellowknife man is in custody with multiple charges pending against him following a robbery on 50th Street this week. Police were called to the business at an unspecified time on Tuesday, Nov. 29 after staff activated a panic alarm. After arriving on the scene and learning the business…

Events, News, Police November 28, 2022

Police searching for suspect in Yellowknife robbery

The suspect reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of cigarettes and bear-sprayed an employee

Yellowknife RCMP are still searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place on Forest Drive over the weekend. Police arrived on the scene just before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, where a man reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of cigarettes. The suspect also reportedly bear-sprayed an employee who…

Community, Featured, Police November 1, 2022

Accolades for Hay River RCMP on Halloween night

Heron says the response was heart-warming

A simple act of kindness by Hay River RCMP on Halloween night is getting plenty of praise from the community. Ryan Heron’s niece, eitht-year-old Daenerys (Dani) Daigneault, dressed up as a police officer, so he and his wife decided to stop by the Hay River detachment and try to get…

Featured, News, Police October 28, 2022

Update: Missing Yellowknife teen found “safe and sound”

Dayton Lafferty was reported missing on Oct. 27

A missing Yellowknife teen has been found “safe and sound,” according to RCMP. Yellowknife RCMP confirmed on Friday afternoon 16-year-old Dayton Lafferty had been found roughly one day after being reported missing. Lafferty was last seen on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 25. He was reported missing on Oct. 27….