A man and a woman are facing charges of being unlawfully in a dwelling house after a viral social media post alerted police to the pairSA国际影视传媒檚 behaviour.

announced they arrested two people after finding them sleeping in a house that was not theirs.

SA国际影视传媒淥n August 20th, 2023 the Yellowknife were made aware of a social media post that reported that a man and woman had reportedly broken into a residence and were seen walking through yards,SA国际影视传媒� reads the police report by NT media relations officer Cpl. Matt Halstead. SA国际影视传媒淭he Yellowknife initiated an investigation and were able to identify the man seen in the post. attended the residence where the break and enter reportedly occurred and found signs of a break-in.

SA国际影视传媒� officers entered and cleared the residence and located the man and woman sleeping inside the residence. Both the 30-year-old man from Yellowknife and the 23-year-old woman from Yellowknife, were arrested and are currently in custody.SA国际影视传媒�

Both have been booked on evacuation flights out of the city.

Halstead stressed the break and enters were a family related issue and there is no cause for concern that looting is taking place.

SA国际影视传媒淭his social media post was widely shared today and has generated concern from people who have evacuated and, from essential workers who have remained behind,SA国际影视传媒� said Halstead, SA国际影视传媒淚 want to stress that this incident involves a break and enter into the residence one of the suspectSA国际影视传媒檚 family members. No stolen property was located in the residence and at this time, there is no indication that these people were involved in other break-ins or looting. If people have concerns as a result of door bell or surveillance cameras, I would encourage them to contact us and we will investigate. While undoubtedly well intentioned, posts like this can cause further undue stress for people who have had to evacuate.SA国际影视传媒�

Halstead added have reorganized to put more officers on patrol and are actively following up any calls related to trespassing or break and enter while the city is evacuated.

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