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A security officer was threatened with a firearm outside Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife on Saturday afternoon, say RCMP. “A person entered the facility in a hostile state,” stated a public notice from the NWT Health and Social Services Authority. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived but was…

A Fort Good Hope woman is in custody and a victim in hospital after a stabbing on Friday. Shortly after 7 p.m. on February 28th, the RCMP detachment received a report that a person had been stabbed several times, stated a release. The victim received serious injuries and was subsequently…

Tsiigehtchic was placed under a temporary lockdown following reports of an armed threat on Thursday afternoon. According to a news release from Fort McPherson RCMP, a man allegedly made threats to obtain a firearm and discharge it in the community. Officers responded and located the suspect, a 65-year-old man, who…

Nearly three weeks after Lance Briere went missing in Inuvik, RCMP say they are continuing investigate all leads regarding his whereabouts. In a Thursday news release, police said Briere was last seen at the Inuvik Liquor store on February 8. He was wearing a green highlighter-colored toque, reflective jacket, black…

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…