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Fort Good Hope RCMP are investigating a suspicious death in the Sahtu community. On Monday, police received a request to conduct a well-being check on an individual, stated a release. Officers attended a residence and found a deceased 29-year-old man. The death has been determined to be suspicious in nature…

A loaded handgun was seized and a, Edmonton man arrested after an incident Hay River RCMP believe was connected with the drug trade. On the evening of February 18th, Hay River RCMP received a tip that a person was being held against their will at a residence on Fir Crescent,…

A man on bail for alleged robbery and weapons offences in Ontario and Yellowknife faces new charges after an incident in Ndilǫ his week. On the evening of February 19th, Yellowknife RCMP received a report of a person causing a disturbance at a residence in Ndilǫ, stated a release. While…

Inuvik RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding Lance Dennis Charles Briere, who was last seen ten days ago. Briere, 32, is described as an Indigenous male, approximately five feet nine inches and weighing around 160 pounds. Although Briere has ties in Yukon, police believe he is currently…

Hay River RCMP seized a long gun and are looking for a suspect after a person had been threatened with a firearm. In early February, police received information that a person had been assaulted at a residence on Woodland Drive, stated a release. An investigation was launched, during the course…

Fort Smith RCMP are seeking information from the public after weekend crimes suspected to be linked to the drug trade. Shortly after 5 a.m. on February 15th, officers received a report that several shots had been fired from a vehicle into a residence on Field Street. The vehicle fled the…

The largest drug bust in the Northwest Territories’ history netted RCMP $360,000 in cash; and 4.7 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value when broken down for sale of $950,000. Three people from outside the territory were arrested and weapons also seized in the February 4th raid on two…

Yellowknife RCMP have arrested a man after bear spray was deployed inside the Yellowknife Courthouse on Tuesday, according to a news release. Police responded to a report of bear spray being used on both the first and second floors. The suspect fled on foot, but with assistance from the RCMP…

A major RCMP operation in Yellowknife on Friday resulted in one arrest and the seizure of drug precursors, money, a handgun and ammunition. As part of an investigation, police executed a search warrant at an apartment building in an unspecified neighbourhood in the city, bringing in the Emergency Response Team,…

The investigation into a Yellowknife homicide last year has been closed after the suspect died outside the territory, according to the Northwest Territories RCMP Major Crime Unit. In a Thursday news release, police said 30-year-old Jonathan Gon, was pronounced dead on scene from multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment building…