1 year ago
Stolen firearms prompt police request for assistance
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is requesting the public’s help after firearms were stolen following a break-and-enter in Torbay. Between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Monday, May 5th, two men entered a property on Torbay Road and left the scene in the homeowner’s truck. The vehicle is described as a 2022 Ford F150, grey […]
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1 year ago
Emergency Alert test set for 10:45 a.m. Wednesday
If you have a cell phone, prepare for it to go off tomorrow morning as part of a test of the Emergency Alert Program. The test message will be issued through television, radio and compatible wireless devices tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. island time, and 10:15 a.m. in most of labrador. If you don’t receive it, […]
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1 year ago
RNC responds to dump truck collision near Corner Brook
The RNC is investigating following a dramatic vehicle collision in western Newfoundland. Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a single vehicle collision involving a dump truck approximately three kilometers west of Corner Brook on the Trans Canada Highway. The dump truck, which was not carrying a load at the time, appears to have […]
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1 year ago
Sisters unite to ‘Stuff the Truck’ in honour of National Red Dress Day
On Saturday, Jennifer Kelly and her sister Angela from Sisters Gifts NL collaborated with the Status of Women Central (SoWC) and Walmart GFW for a Stuff the Truck fundraising event in honor of National Red Dress Day on Monday. This initiative was aimed to support the essential programs offered by SoWC for vulnerable women facing […]
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1 year ago
RCMP responds to outdoor party in Barachois Brook where suspected bear spray was deployed
Police are investigating the suspected deployment of bear spray at an outdoor graduation party that was held at Black Bank Beach in Barachois Brook over this past weekend. Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have been present at the party or who otherwise may have information. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, police […]
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1 year ago
Police seeking public’s assistance following robbery and assault in St. John’s
The RNC has charged a man in connection to a robbery and assault in St. John’s. Police received a call of a vehicle-pedestrian collision around 1 a.m. Monday. However, when officers arrived on the scene, they were approached by a male who reported he was stabbed during a robbery. Twenty-seven-year-old Rashid Mohamed Amin was located […]
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1 year ago
Teen arrested after several windows broken out of government building
Shortly after 2:00 a.m., the RNC were called to a complaint of property damage in the city center of St. John’s. Police discovered that the glass in several windows and doors had been broken out of a government building. The 18-year-old male suspect was located a short time later and was charged with mischief. He […]
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1 year ago
Caution advised on T’railway near Maccles Lake
The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is urging caution on the T’railway near Maccles Lake. Commercial forest harvesting activity, including wood trucks operating on a section of the T’railway, is occurring off the Chain Pond access road in Forest Management District 05 located seven kilometres west of Terra Nova and 20 kilometres east of […]
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1 year ago
Government and MMSB celebrate international compost awareness week
This week is International Compost Awareness Week. The theme this year is Sustainable Communities Begin with Compost and encourages public awareness of the benefits of compost use and recycling organics, including food scraps and yard waste. The MMSB is announcing over $100,000 in funding to the latest recipients of the Community Waste Diversion Fund. This […]
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