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Man found inside home during residential break and enter tracked by police service dog
Following a report of a residential break and enter in progress in Stephenville, 49-year-old Terrance Benoit, who had fled from the home on foot, was tracked and located by RCMP Police Service Dog Thor.
Shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, police received the report of a residential break and enter in progress at a home located on Townview Road. Surveillance footage captured a man inside the residence. Police immediately attended the scene and searched the home for the suspect. Officers found fresh footprints in the snow at the back of the residence. RCMP Police Service Dog Thor and his handler, Cpl. Ralph, attended the area and conducted a track which led to a home on Woodland Drive in Stephenville.
Shortly before 7:00 a.m., Benoit, who matched the individual captured on the surveillance footage, was arrested and was taken into police custody. A number of stolen items, that had been discarded in the snow near Townview Road, were recovered and returned to the owner.
Later in the day yesterday, a search warrant obtained under the Criminal Code was executed at the residence where Benoit was arrested. Police recovered additional stolen property and other evidence in relation to the break and enter.
Benoit attended court yesterday charged with break and enter, failure to comply with a condition of a release order and breach of probation. He was held in custody and will appear in court again today.
On Feb. 12, shortly before the report of this break and enter, police received a number of reports of a suspicious person breaking into vehicles in Stephenville on York Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Gallant Street and Viking Terrace. Those matters remain under investigation.
Anyone having surveillance footage of a suspicious person in the areas mentioned above or in the area of Townview Road in Stephenville between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. is asked to contact Bay St. George RCMP at 709-643-2118.
The investigation is continuing.
Two people arrested at traffic stop on Route 430, cocaine and cash seized
Two men were arrested on Feb. 12 by the RCMP following a traffic stop on Route 430.
As part of an ongoing investigation, at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle near Reidville. The occupants were arrested for possession for the purpose of drug trafficking.
Officers located and seized a quantity of cocaine, more than $2,000 cash and other items consistent with possession for the purpose of drug trafficking. Both men are set to appear in court at a later date, each facing a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.
The investigation is continuing.
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Mount Pearl house fire causes significant damage, displaces resident
A house fire in Mount Pearl that caused significant damage to the home has displaced one person.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. firefighters were summoned to the home, on Pumphrey Avenue, off Whiteley Drive. Ken Dinn, Platoon Chief with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department, said that they received a call from the residence reporting fire in the kitchen. When crews arrived on the scene they found a fire that had initially started in the basement of the home had burned up into the kitchen.
Crews were able to quickly knock the fire down, however there was significant fire, smoke, and water damage. Firefighters spent the next while ensuring the fire did not spread through any walls into other areas of the home or to either attached neighbouring homes. Personnel from Newfoundland Power were called to disconnect power to the residence.
There were four people inside the home at the time, all of whom escaped unharmed, along with a family pet. The lone resident of the home has been displaced and is staying with family. Residents of a neighbouring house also sought lodging elsewhere for the night due to a smell of smoke inside their home.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.