RCMP say charges laid in Naujaat incident
Residents were advised Saturday to take shelter and avoid area of the hamlet where incident was ongoing
The RCMP says one person has been charged after an incident in Naujaat on Saturday where police crisis negotiators were involved. (File photo)
A 47-year-old man faces numerous charges in connection with an incident Saturday in Naujaat during which police advised residents to seek shelter.
RCMP officers first responded to a complaint at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, said spokesperson Cpl. George Henrie in emails to Nunatsiaq News.
In a Facebook post later at around 2 p.m., RCMP advised Naujaat residents to shelter in place and avoid the area of the hamlet where the incident was ongoing.
RCMP crisis negotiators from Iqaluit were involved, Henrie said, and early Sunday morning the incident was resolved and the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
Paul Tegumiar is charged with a number of offences, including assault, uttering threats, assault of a police officer, and resisting arrest, Henrie said.
Henrie didn’t say whether anyone was injured during the incident.
Tegumiar is scheduled to appear in court in Naujaat on July 14.
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As reported by RCMP Nunavut’s Facebook page, another stand-off has occurred in Rankin Inlet. Alcohol consumption seems to be getting out of control. Has the Government of Nunavut taken notice?