An RCMP officer stationed in Fort Good Hope is no longer in the community after details of a sexual assault case emerged. Const. Randy McKay pled guilty to sexual assault in 2015 while he was stationed with the RCMP in Buffalo Narrows, Sask. He was stationed in Fort Good Hope…
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation website is still offline after a ransomware attack in late April. There is no timeline for when the site will be running again, says Doug Prendergast, communications manager, in an email. “Access to services will not be restored until we have a high level of…
An 18-year-old prisoner is in custody after escaping police for over two hours late Wednesday night. Maiya Klengenberg, from Yellowknife, is facing charges of escape lawful custody, a news release said. The incident began when Klengenberg was taken from the Yellowknife detachment to the Stanton Territorial Hospital for medical treatment….
The Yellowknife RCMP have made two more arrests in the Breanna Menacho murder investigation. According to a news release, “In the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13, the NT RCMP arrested and charged 24-year-old Jordan Nande, from Fort Liard and 21-year-old Lisa Brule, from Yellowknife.” 27-year-old Yellowknife man charged with murder…
A man from Behchoko was arrested over the weekend and charged with various firearm-related offences. According to an email from the RCMP, “At approximately 12:30 p.m., on May 7, Behchoko RCMP received a call about a man who threatened and pointed a firearm at a group of individuals.” “Behchoko RCMP…
A 27-year-old man from Yellowknife, Devon Larabie, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Breanna Menacho; she was missing since May 5. Menacho was last seen in the area of Butler Road. According to an RCMP news release, “At approximately 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6,…
RCMP has discovered a body near a multiple dwelling residential located off Forrest Drive and is treating the discovery as a “suspicious death.” According to an RCMP news release, “At approximately 6:50 pm on Wednesday, May 6, Yellowknife RCMP were alerted to a residence, where they found a deceased person.”…
A 35-year-old man in an apartment in downtown Yellowknife has died and police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death.” According to an RCMP news release, police were called to an apartment unit on Tuesday, April 28, around 53rd Street and 50th Avenue at 2:22 a.m. Upon arrival,…
Police arrested a 25-year-old man in Yellowknife during a drug investigation that took place on the Circle K parking lot located on Forrest Drive. According to an RCMP news release, on Friday, April 24, an officer was on patrol when he spotted a potential drug deal happening. “A search of…
RCMP in Yellowknife say they have charged a 23-year-old woman for the illegal sale of liquor. “We believe the illegal alcohol was destined to the downtown, vulnerable citizens,” Yellowknife RCMP Detachment Commander, Insp. Alex Laporte said in a news release. During a routine patrol in downtown Yellowknife on Wednesday, April 22, police…