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Featured, Justice, News, Police November 30, 2022

Charges pending against Yellowknife man in 50th Street robbery

The suspect was arrested "without incident" in an alleyway by the business

A 32-year-old Yellowknife man is in custody with multiple charges pending against him following a robbery on 50th Street this week. Police were called to the business at an unspecified time on Tuesday, Nov. 29 after staff activated a panic alarm. After arriving on the scene and learning the business…

Events, News, Police November 28, 2022

Police searching for suspect in Yellowknife robbery

The suspect reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of cigarettes and bear-sprayed an employee

Yellowknife RCMP are still searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place on Forest Drive over the weekend. Police arrived on the scene just before 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, where a man reportedly stole an undisclosed amount of cigarettes. The suspect also reportedly bear-sprayed an employee who…

Featured, Law courts, News, Police September 3, 2020

Yellowknife man sentenced 4.5 years for robbing Circle K twice

Joanasie Qumuaqtuq has just over three years left after time served.

A Yellowknife man who robbed the same convenience store twice has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years of prison time. Chief Justice Louise Charbonneau gave her verdict for 21-year-old Joanasie Qumuaqtuq, Thursday afternoon at the Yellowknife courthouse. Qumuaqtuq previously pleaded guilty to the offences in January. He was also sentenced for…

Community, Featured, Law courts, News, Police March 20, 2020

Yellowknife woman sentenced to 21 months in jail for convenience store robberies, assaults on jail guards

A young Yellowknife mother has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after she pleaded guilty to robbing two Yellowknife convenience stores – one at knifepoint – and assaulting two jail guards at the Fort Smith correctional centre for women. Cynthia Lafferty, 21, appeared in territorial court Friday by telephone…

Featured, Law courts, News December 11, 2019

Preliminary hearing delayed for Yellowknife mother charged with convenience store armed robberies

A preliminary hearing for a Yellowknife mother who is charged with holding up two convenience stories in the city has been postponed. Cynthia Lafferty, 21, was in court Tuesday as the hearing was to get underway but at least one prosecution witness did not show up to testify so the…

Featured, News, Police December 9, 2019

RCMP now say “edged weapon” was used in robbery at Shell gas bar in Yellowknife

Yellowknife RCMP are looking for a suspect after the Shell gas station and convenience store was robbed by an armed suspect late Friday night. According to a news release from the Mounties, just before midnight Friday, police responded to a call for service at the business on Range Lake Road….

Featured, Law courts, News July 11, 2019

Man charged in connection to First Nations Bank robbery

Robin Kelly, 34, has been charged in relation to a robbery at the First Nations Bank of Canada that happened six months ago. In a news release, police explain officers responded to a call of an alleged armed robbery shortly after noon on February 13. The release says a man…