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respond to aggravated assault in Hay River; three impaired driving incidents elsewhere over weekend

responded to approximately 302 calls for service in the NWT between Friday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20.
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Individuals were arrested in Fort Simpson, Inuvik and Fort Providence for impaired driving over the weekend. In Hay River, a man was badly beaten outside the hockey rink. One person has been charged with aggravated assault. Police are looking for another man in connection with that incident. Black Press Media file photo

responded to approximately 302 calls for service in the NWT between Friday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20.

Those incidents included an aggravated assault in Hay River and three alleged drunk drivers in various communities.

In Hay River, police received multiple complaints about a man who was being SA国际影视传媒渟eriously assaultedSA国际影视传媒 by two other men outside the hockey rink at 2:06 a.m. on Sunday.

The two suspects reportedly fled in a truck.

After locating the vehicle, an officer was able to arrest one of the suspects but the other ran away, according to the .

Numerous Mounties searched the area but were unable to locate the second suspect. However, the stated that he has since been identified.

Daniel Tanner, 30, of Regina has been charged with aggravated assault in relation to this incident.

The victim, a man in his mid-40s from the KSA国际影视传媒檃tlSA国际影视传媒檕deeche First Nation, was treated for serious injuries.

The investigation into this matter is ongoing.

Fort Providence

Just after midnight on Saturday, an officer on patrol came upon a vehicle partly in a ditch.

When the police officer stopped to offer first aid, he noticed that the female driver showed signs of alcohol impairment.

The driver failed a roadside screening test and was arrested.

Subsequent breath samples obtained at the Fort Providence detachment determined that the driver had more than double the legal limit of alcohol in her system.

Impaired driving charges are pending against a 22-year-old woman from Fort Providence.

Inuvik

The spotted a vehicle driving erratically and stunting near the boat launch on Saturday at 2:41 a.m.

The vehicle was pulled over and the driver displayed signs of alcohol consumption. The 27-year-old driver was then arrested after failing a roadside test.

The man was taken to the Inuvik detachment, where he submitted to breath tests that determined he was over the legal limit for alcohol.

Charges of impaired driving are pending against him.

Fort Simpson

At 5 a.m. on Saturday, Fort Simpson fielded three complaints about a man in a T-shirt driving erratically on a snowmobile.

The Mounties located the individual and stopped him near a residence.

SA国际影视传媒淭he man was found to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle,SA国际影视传媒 the police stated.

He was transported to the detachment and his breath samples proved to be more than twice the legal limit for alcohol content.

The 31-year-old from Fort Simpson has pending charges of impaired driving against him.



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