Police have seized more 69 bottles of alcohol, 4,600 cigarettes, more than a pound of cannabis, and nearly eight ounces of hash from a residence in Fort Providence. RCMP in the community, along with officers from Fort Simpson and Behchokǫ̀, searched the residence and found the contraband, along with other…
Someone really wants to burn down the house at 3 Elm Cres. in Hay River. For the second time in a week, Hay River RCMP responded to a call of attempted arson at the empty residence. The house is currently being restored following fire damage from Molotov cocktails thrown at…
Yellowknife RCMP says it is currently investigating an bomb threat at École St. Patrick’s High School. School staff contacted police about 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning to report the threat. “RCMP officers responded and are in the process of securing and searching the school,” reads a news release. Staff have evacuated…
Police in Hay River are investigating a case of attempted arson at a home on Elm Street. In a news release, RCMP says officers responded to a call an empty home after the owner found minor fire damage to siding. “Upon investigation of the scene, it is believed suspect(s) threw…
Three people, including two youths, are facing charges related to a house fire in Fort Simpson that happened last August. Police say the fire marshal investigation into the source of the fire led to the charges. RCMP has not release the name of the adult male facing charges. Their first…
Police say there was an online threat directed at Łı̨́ı̨́dĺ̨ı̨́ı̨́ Kų́ę́ High School. “The threat to the school was posted to an online website and noted by school administration, who subsequently evacuated students from the facility, as a precaution,” reads a news release. RCMP said the person that made the…
Hay River RCMP says a suspicious death that happened in the community last weekend was actually a homicide. Police now say the suspect has been arrested in Alberta. Riley Jordan Moyah, 23, will return to the NWT to begin the court process this week. On Sunday Jan. 16, officers responded…
A 27-year-old man died at the Fort Smith Correctional Facility on Monday. The NWT Coroner Service has announced it is investigating the death along with RCMP. According to the coroner, the man was alone in his cell when he died and the deaht is not considered suspicious. According to CBC,…
Yellowknife RCMP is looking for a person that allegedly carried out a shooting last Thursday. It took police more than 48 hours to notify the public of the incident. In the early morning of Nov. 11, officers arrived at the scene in the area of 51A Ave. and found a…
Jeremy Kuneyuna, 27, is facing charges related to an alleged break and enter, and theft at a Yellowknife hotel on Sept. 28. “A nursing station situated within the hotel had been breached and among the items that were missing were vials of COVID-19 vaccine,” reads and RCMP news release. Police…