Leadership in the Hamlet of Fort Providence is taking complaints about liquor in the community seriously and has met with the RCMP to step up enforcement. Both Deh Gah Go’tie Dene Council Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge and Mayor Danny Beaulieu say they have received “numerous direct complaints from concerned community citizens”…
On Monday, April 6 a combined effort by the Fort Liard and Fort Simpson RCMP has prevented a significant amount of alcohol from entering the dry community of Fort Liard and no charges were laid. According to the RCMP, five vehicles were intercepted southbound on Highway 7. During the check…
On Friday, April 3, Fort Providence RCMP seized 20 bottles of alcohol and two guns during a check stop before the drivers entered the community. During the stop, police determined the guns were “unsafely stored”. Despite the seizures, police decided to not lay charges. In an email to CKLB, spokesperson…
Two men from Inuvik have been charged by the RCMP following a drug investigation. According to an Inuvik RCMP news release, “On Wednesday, April 1st, at approximately 1:54 a.m., RCMP received a call for a disturbance at a residence on Boot Lake Road.” RCMP say when officers arrived at the…
A Yellowknife woman has been charged for alleged assault with a weapon following a situation that occurred in a Sissons Court home. According to the RCMP, “At approximately 1:40 p.m. on March 18th, Yellowknife RCMP responded to a call for service at a Yellowknife home.” “Upon arrival, a victim was…
The RCMP in Yellowknife is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in a downtown apartment building yesterday. According to an RCMP news release,” On March 31st, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Yellowknife RCMP received calls regarding gunshots coming from an apartment building on 53rd Street, in downtown Yellowknife.” “When officers…
The Inuvik RCMP are looking for the public’s help to solve an alleged mischief incident that caused extensive water damage to an apartment building on Mackenzie Road last Dec. According to an RCMP news release, when police arrived at the building on the morning of Dec. 21, 2019, a large…
Yesterday evening, Fort Smith RCMP asked residents to stay inside as a “situation was unfolding.” That situation turned out to be the arrest of a one youth in connection to an armed robbery. In a news release, police said two youths have been arrested for the robbery. Police first received…
The Yellowknife RCMP have charged a man in connection with the armed and barricaded situation which occurred in Sunridge Place apartments last week. Man taken into custody after report of ‘armed and barricaded situation’ According to an RCMP news release, Lance Kristensen, 29, is charged with two counts of Uttering…
There was a tense situation in N’Dilo Friday night after a man barricaded himself in a residence with access to firearms. According to an RCMP news release, “On March 27, close to midnight, the Yellowknife RCMP were dispatched to check on the well-being of a 49-year-old man, who barricaded himself…