Northern News Services
Friday, June 15, 2007

YELLOWKNIFE - A case of forcible confinement led to a mental assessment at Stanton hospital for an 18-year-old man.

According to police, on the evening of June 9, the man and his 19-year-old girlfriend argued about their relationship in her sister's apartment. When the woman tried to leave, the man assaulted her, and prevented her from leaving the room.

The woman's sister heard the argument and called police.

"He did make some statements regarding wanting to harm himself," said Cnst. Roxanne Dreilich. She explained this is normal procedure.

Assault turns to knife threats

An assault took an ugly turn in Yellowknife last week.

Early in the morning of June 9, police investigated a reported assault on a 21-year-old male by a 22-year-old female.

When police arrived, the male stated he was fine and that everything was OK.

However, while the male was being interviewed, police said the female came out of the building, brandishing and knife and threatening to harm herself.

The female was disarmed and taken to Stanton Territorial Hospital for mental health assessment.

Edmonton hospital time for assault victim

A 42-year-old man earned a free trip to Edmonton - for all the wrong reasons - after a fight gone wrong last week.

The victim reported he was punched and kicked by his assailant, a 38-year-old Yellowknife man.

Afterwards, he had to be transported to an Edmonton hospital to treat injuries to his left eye.

Lock your cars

Police are warning Yellowknifers to lock up their vehicles.

Of the four thefts from vehicles reported last week, three were from unlocked cars.

"It's chronic," Dreilich said, mentioning the valuable that had been stolen - wallets, Ipods, cameras and others - simply because people don't lock up their cars.

"People really just need to take steps to secure their vehicles," she said. "These are opportunistic crimes."

"By simply locking their vehicles, people can prevent these types of things from happening."