Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
On November 9th, 2024, Yellowknife RCMP attempted to stop a vehicle for a document check in downtown Yellowknife. The vehicle immediately fled from police, who did not pursue given the public safety risk. The vehicle was located in the Chateau Nova parking lot where it began circling and ignoring police attempts to stop it once again.
Given the dynamic and unpredictable nature of the situation, responding officers requested all hotel guests shelter inside the building until the incident concluded.
The vehicle fled from police onto a nearby walking trail. Shortly after this, the driver exited the vehicle and continued to flee from police on foot, breaking into a nearby residence in the process.
Officers pursued the suspect into the residence and arrested him. The occupants of the residence took shelter from the subject and were not injured.
As a result of the investigation, 40-year-old Daniel Lennie of Fort Good Hope has been charged with:
- Flight from police, contrary to section 320.17 of the Criminal Code
· Operation of a vehicle while prohibited, contrary to section 320.18 of the Criminal Code
· Breaking, entering and committing an indictable offence, contrary to section 348(1)(b) of the Criminal Code
· Resisting a peace officer, contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code
- Fail to comply with release order conditions, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal code
At the time of his arrest, Lennie was subject to house arrest conditions, having been previously released on bail. He was also subject to a driving prohibition.
Lennie appeared before a Justice of the Peace and was remanded into custody.
Anyone with information on this matter is asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at http://www.p3tips.com. In the event of an emergency call, 911.