Yellowknife (Dec 06/06) - The Yellowknife RCMP is seeking a woman who entered a Yellowknife business and impersonated a courier.

The woman took charge of money and mail while posing as a courier for the company.

She walked out with an $845 cash deposit.

Const. Roxanne Dreilich said police had a person of interest under investigation.

She was unable to release the name of the company by press time.

Meanwhile, RCMP responded to 208 calls for service last week.

Of 11 assaults reported, police laid charges in three of the cases.

In one case, which occurred on the afternoon of Nov. 28, a 27-year-old male was charged with four counts of uttering threats, one count of assaulting an officer and one count of assault.

A 17-year-old girl faces charges of assault causing bodily harm and a breach of probation orders under the Youth Criminal Justice Act in connection with an incident that occurred around 3 a.m. on Nov. 29.

The third person facing an assault charge is a 24-year-old man in connection with an incident on Dec. 1 at 2 a.m.

The RCMP also responded to one report of an assault with a weapon last week, which is still under investigation.

'Tis the season for check stops

RCMP had three reports of impaired driving last week, and a 27-year-old man was charged for refusing to provide a breath sample.

None of the incidents occurred during check stops set up by the RCMP over the weekend.

However, the traffic checks did result in police issuing eight tickets for expired licences.

The RCMP pulled over about 200 vehicles during the checks. "It was actually pretty busy," said Const. Dreilich.

Dreilich said the traffic check stops will continue through the holiday season until Jan. 1.

Snowmobile thieves targeting certain brand

Seven snowmobiles and a trailer were stolen last week.

Two of the stolen snowmobiles were eventually recovered, but the RCMP have not identified any suspects.

Const. Dreilich said all of the stolen snowmobiles were the same brand. "There is some indication that...(they) are the easiest to start without keys," Dreilich said.

She said all snowmobile owners should take precautions to ensure their snowmobiles are securely locked.