Yellowknife RCMP arrest suspect who rammed police vehicles, assaulted officers

December 15, 2025 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
From: Northwest Territories RCMP

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One man is in custody after ramming police vehicles and assaulting officers while attempting to evade arrest.

On December 12th at approximately 1:30 a.m. Yellowknife RCMP received a 9-1-1 call in which a person was audible screaming for help on the line. Further information was received that an assault had occurred at a residence in Dettah and the suspect was in possession of a firearm. Officers attended the scene and learned that a second person had also been assaulted and that the suspect had fled the scene in a vehicle.

Shortly after, officers observed the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The vehicle attempted to flee the traffic stop and became stuck in a ditch. While attempting to drive out of the ditch, the suspect vehicle rammed two police vehicles before coming to a stop.

The suspect exited the vehicle and engaged in an altercation with officers. He was ultimately taken into custody after a successful Taser deployment. No firearm was located. The claim that he was in possession of a firearm has not been substantiated.

39-year-old Louis Beaulieu has been charged with:

• Dangerous operation of a vehicle, contrary to section 320.13(1) of the Criminal Code
• Impaired operation of a vehicle, contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code
• Fail to stop for peace officer, contrary to section 320.17 of the Criminal code
• (2 counts) Assault, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code
• Resisting a peace officer, contrary to section 129(a) of the Criminal Code
• (2 counts) Assaulting a peace officer with intent to resist, contrary to section 270(1)(b) of the Criminal Code
• (2 counts) Assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, contrary to section 270.01(1) of the Criminal Code
• (2 counts) Mischief over $5000, contrary to section 430(3) of the Criminal Code

Beaulieu appeared before a Justice and was remanded into custody.

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