A man is in custody after a hit and run on Woodland Drive in Hay River on Monday, in which a victim was taken to hospital in serious condition. The accused and victim were known to each other and had engaged in an altercation prior to the collision, RCMP stated…
Tuktoyaktuk RCMP says 30-year-old Richard Voudrach was arrested for allegedly shooting at cars parked in a residential area on the morning of July 1. The police were able to track him down with hints from community members. Fortunately, no one was reported injured. Voudrach has been charged with reckless discharge…
A woman was held against her will by a man brandishing a weapon for one week in a tent, Yellowknife RCMP reported today. The exact location of the tent wasn’t released, but RCMP stated it was on public land. The suspect was also out on bail for unknown other charges….
Two men violently robbed an elderly person in Fort Providence on the morning of June 22. Fort Providence RCMP says the Elder was seriously injured and was transported to Yellowknife for treatment, in a Wednesday news release. Police arrested the two suspects with the assistance of Forensic Identification Services, the…
Norman Wells RCMP reports that a masked man with a firearm broke into and robbed a couple of residences in the early morning of June 23. With the help of the public, police were able to arrest 30-year-old Kevin KIVI of Norman Wells. Upon investigation, the police learned that KIVI…
Fort Simpson RCMP arrested five suspects at a local residence on June 20. Police found more than $3,400, about 65 grams of suspected crack cocaine and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. Twenty-three-year-old Faith Martel of K’atl’odeeche First Nation faces four charges, including drug trafficking and escaping lawful custody. The other four…
A 41-year-old woman has been charged with assaulting an infant and a toddler, say Yellowknife RCMP. An infant was admitted to Stanton Territorial Hospital with life-altering injuries of a suspicious nature on April 24, 2024. The infant was later transported to Edmonton for further treatment. Yellowknife RCMP conducted an investigation,…
A wellbeing check in Inuvik prompted RCMP to find drugs, cash, and evidence of drug trafficking. A 27-year-old man was charged with trafficking offences. Police say they received a request to check on a person who had not been heard from for days on June 13. Upon entering the apartment,…
Emergency shelters in Yellowknife are “completely overwhelmed,” with MLA Shauna Morgan saying she’s afraid the system will collapse without solutions being found soon. Morgan is the MLA for Yellowknife North, which includes the Salvation Army complex, which is struggling at over double of its capacity each night. “I would like…
A tip led RCMP to arrest a passenger at the Fort Good Hope airport on the weekend, seizing illegal and prescription drugs and bootlegged alcohol. This incident comes just days after a Standing Committee of the NWT Assembly heard concerns about the lack of passenger screening at the Yellowknife Airport…