RCMP, local safety officers arrest more than two dozen people in enforcement blitz

RCMP and local First Nations safety officers conducted an enforcement blitz in Gods Lake Narrows over the weekend, arresting more than two dozen people.

Mounties from the Gods Lake Narrows detachment, along with safety officers and Anishinaabe peace keepers, located 24 people wanted on arrest warrants.

Officers also arrested two people for impaired driving while conducting patrols.

While RCMP were conducting the blitz, they also took two people accused of assaults over the weekend into custody.

Officers arrested a 35-year-old man accused of assaulting a 30-year-old woman with a “very dull” axe. She wasn’t hurt.

Then, a 20-year-old woman is alleged to have assaulted an 18-year-old woman with a cell phone. The 18-year-old was taken to the local nursing station to be checked out.

“This joint operation, between the RCMP and our partner agencies, demonstrates the continued commitment we all have in reducing crime and enhancing public safety within the God’s Lake Narrows and Manto Sipi Cree Nation communities,” said Sgt. Corbin Allingham, who commands the God’s Lake Narrows detachment.