RCMP seized alcohol from two vehicles attempting to enter Behchoko last week. Behchoko implemented a temporary alcohol prohibition after an order was signed by community leaders, a news release said. The first seizure took place on May 12, when RCMP intercepted a vehicle entering the community with a total of…
Breanna Menacho has been missing since Tuesday, May 5, about 10 a.m. She was last seen near Butler Road, near the Mark’s Work Wearhouse. According to police, the 22-year-old was wearing a long navy blue jacket with a hood, black and white running shoes and glasses. RCMP describe Menacho as…
Police have found the body of 60-year-old Sladjana Petrovic, who has been missing for four months. In a news release, Yellowknife RCMP said officers responded to a call about 9:10 p.m. on Friday. “Officers attended the scene, and confirmed a deceased person had been located just off the pat McMahon…
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,…
RCMP says one woman has died, two people are in hospital and two others left the scene after a car rolled over on Highway 3 yesterday about 5 p.m. The crash happened near Mosquito Creek, about 15 kilometres south of Behchokǫ̀. In a news release, RCMP says officers “located a…
The RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation Unit has laid several charges against an NWT youth. Police say they charged the minor on Saturday and will not be releasing their name under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The charges include: Distribution of intimate images without consent Voyeurism Extortion Assault Uttering threats Corporal…
A 34-year-old woman from Fort Good Hope is facing charges after the RCMP stopped her on a snowmobile with an abundance of alcohol destined for the community. According to an RCMP news release, on Saturday April 11, officers were conducting patrols “when they encountered, around midnight, a woman carrying alcohol…
Leadership in the Hamlet of Fort Providence is taking complaints about liquor in the community seriously and has met with the RCMP to step up enforcement. Both Deh Gah Go’tie Dene Council Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge and Mayor Danny Beaulieu say they have received “numerous direct complaints from concerned community citizens”…
On Friday, April 3, Fort Providence RCMP seized 20 bottles of alcohol and two guns during a check stop before the drivers entered the community. During the stop, police determined the guns were “unsafely stored”. Despite the seizures, police decided to not lay charges. In an email to CKLB, spokesperson…
Yellowknife RCMP say a missing Yellowknife woman has been located . Michelle Larocque, 40, was reported missing on April 5, having last been seen in Yellowknife on April 3. RCMP sent a news release on April 7 asking for the public’s help in finding her and said she was likely…