Guy Quenneville
Northern News Services
Wednesday, May 02, 2007

YELLOWKNIFE - Two RCMP officers were helping out at a barbecue fundraiser for Yellowknife Victim's Services last Friday afternoon when a fight broke out nearby on 49 Street.

"The RCMP was there assisting with the cooking of burgers for the barbecue," said Const. Roxanne Dreilich. "Being there, two members heard some yelling and looked up to see what happened."

They saw a 39-year-old man push a 38-year-old woman to the ground and strike her in the head. The officers arrested the man; charges are pending. The woman did not sustain any injuries. Both were intoxicated at the time.

A kiss gone wrong

A dispute early Sunday morning between a common-law couple turned ugly after a kiss gone wrong.

The couple - a 32-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman - was having an argument in the parking lot of Wink's on Franklin Ave.

"It was a bit of jealousy issue, from our understanding," said Dreilich.

At one point in the argument, the woman attempted to placate the man by kissing him. Instead of reciprocating, the man bit her on the lip and then punched her in the chest.

"He was upset," said Dreilich.

The man fled the scene on foot but was eventually located the next morning and arrested.

The woman did not require medical attention.

The man will appear in court on May 29.

Husband stabbed with steak knife

A 42-year-old woman has been charged with assault after stabbing her 37-year-old husband in the thigh with a steak knife.

Each gave a different account of the April 24 incident to police.While the husband said that his wife directly stabbed him in the thigh, the wife said the injury was accidental, and was the result of a struggle.

"It was our understanding that there were some marriage difficulties between the two for some time," said Dreilich.

"The man was taken to hospital by a family member. He received treatment for what he told us was a superficial wound."

Police arrested the woman at the scene without incident.

Lock your doors

The RCMP is issuing a reminder to the public to remember to lock their doors at night even when you're home as you never know when you may get an unexpected visitor.

The warning stems from an incident that occurred early Saturday at around 1:30a.m.

A 57-year-old woman was awakened in the middle of night by a highly-intoxicated man who had entered her 53 Street residence.

The woman called the RCMP when the man refused to leave.

The man, a 28-year-old Lutsel K'e resident, was held in custody until he was sober enough to "prevent continuation of the offence," Dreilich said.

The woman declined to press charges.

Dreilich said instances like this where an intoxicated person manages to enter a house that isn't theirs are rare, owing to the fact that most homeowners lock their doors.