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A teenager who ran from police in Yellowknife while packing a stolen loaded handgun now faces a host of weapons charges. On Wednesday, RCMP officers attended a residence in Yellowknife in an attempt to arrest a suspect in an unrelated investigation, stated a release. The suspect immediately fled from police….

Tulita RCMP acted on a tip from the public last night and it paid off, with the seizure of a large quantity of liquor arriving in the community by boat. “More great work by our officers in the North District!” stated a post to the RCMP’s social media page. The…

A 70-year-old Hay River man has been charged under the Cannabis Act after RCMP discovered “a large number of cannabis plants” on his property during an unrelated August call. Last Friday, Mounties executed a search warrant and seized 40 cannabis plants, which is ten times what is currently permitted under…

A missing Hay River man has been found deceased in Alberta and authorities call it a homicide. Forty-one-year-old Tyler Peterson was last in contact with friends and family on July 3rd, and police issued a request for public assistance on July 10th. On Aug. 15, Alberta RCMP located human remains…

Two wanted teenagers were arrested and illegal drugs and guns were seized after Fort Providence RCMP received a complaint about suspicious people last week. On August 30th, which was last Friday, police received a report of two persons loitering around a local business in that South Slave region community, stated…

Fort Smith RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Dallas Abraham, who has been charged with multiple sexual assault and assault offences against the same person. These charges include two counts of three counts of sexual assault, one count of uttering threats, one count of assault causing bodily harm,…

A 19-year-old from Alberta is facing 10 charges related to drug trafficking and possession of weapons after Yellowknife RCMP executed a search warrant early Thursday morning. Police seized about $12,000 in cash, 100 grams of suspected crack cocaine, three loaded firearms and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Three people were arrested,…

A floatplane was forced to make an emergency landing on an NWT highway yesterday afternoon, said Fort Simpson RCMP. The incident happened on Highway 1 near River Bridge, about 15 kilometers from Fort Simpson, according to CBC. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told CKLB that there were 1 pilot and…

A Yellowknife man with several warrants has been arrested at the Délı̨nę airport after the police received a tip about his flight. Délı̨nę RCMP says they found approximately 17 grams of suspected cocaine and other paraphernalia during the arrest. As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Billy John McNeely has…