Multiple guns stolen from home in Yellowknife

RCMP say multiple guns were stolen from a home in Yellowknife this week.

The firearms were takenfrom a detached garage on Haener Drive, in the Niven Lake neighbourhood,between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to an RCMP news release.

There were multiple gunstaken from a large firearms safe in the garage.

"YellowknifeRCMPare investigating this serious offence," the statement said.

Over Thanksgiving weekend, a family returned home from a trip to find their houseransacked and12 guns, jewelry and other valuables stolen. According to the family, the thief or thieves broke in through their garage on Rivett Crescent.

There's an arrest warrant out for the suspect in that case.

For the incident on HaenerDrive, RCMP say its forensic identification services andpolice dog services are "exploring all evidentiary avenues."

Anyone who may have seen something suspicious, or any unusual activity in that area, isasked tocontact Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS,nwtnutips.com, (click on "submit a web tip") ortext: nwtnutips to 274637.