NTV Weather Update | March 20, 2025
The weather will be warm to the end the week and start the weekend, but colder air is lurking! I go over all the details in my forecast from tonight’s NTV Evening News Hour!
RCMP-RNC JFO West conducts traffic stop and seizes cocaine, man arrested
Police seized a quantity of cocaine at a recent traffic stop in Corner Brook. One man was arrested.
As part of an ongoing investigation, on March 20, JFO West, with the assistance of RCMP NL’s General Investigation Section and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s Patrol Services, stopped the vehicle on Route 450, the South Shore Highway. The driver, a 45-year-old-man, was found in possession of approximately two ounces of cocaine. He was arrested and was released from custody with a future court date for a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine.
The investigation is continuing with further charges possible.
Arrest warrant issued for Richard Dupe, suspected to be in the company of wanted woman Samantha Piercey
An arrest warrant has been issued for 37-year-old Richard Dupe of Conception Bay South for failing to attend a recent court date. Dupe is currently before the court charged with theft under $5,000.
It is suspected that Dupe and wanted woman 43-year-old Samantha Piercey of Glovertown are currently evading police together. The pair are likely in the St. John’s area.
Anyone having information about the current location of either of these individuals is asked to contact Clarenville RCMP at 709-466-3211.
Driver arrested by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP for impaired operation
A 19-year-old woman was arrested by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP on March 19 for impaired operation.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, police stopped a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Grand Falls-Windsor. The driver showed signs of alcohol impairment, failed a roadside breath test and was arrested. At the detachment, the woman provided further breath samples that were above the legal limit.
She was released from custody and is set to appear in court at a later date to answer to charges of impaired operation. Her licence was suspended and the vehicle was seized and impounded.
Police arrest wanted person Shane Ryan
The RNC have arrested wanted person, Shane Ryan of St. John’s.
Ryan, 44, is accused of robbery, possession of property obtained by crime, and breach of probation in connection with a robbery that occurred on Commonwealth Avenue in Mount Pearl early Wednesday morning.
Ryan was taken into custody on Thursday evening in the area of New Cove Road in St. John’s and held in custody to appear in provincial court.
Holyrood RCMP investigates fatal ATV crash in Conception Harbour
A 71-year-old man is dead following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash that occurred on March 20 in Conception Harbour.
Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, police received the report of the crash. A motorist came upon the overturned ATV that was towing a trailer, resting in a ditch on the side of the road. The lone occupant of the ATV died at the scene.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was engaged and the investigation is continuing.
Def Leppard to perform at the Churchill Park Music Festival
Def Leppard will perform this year at the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John’s.
Special guests are Sam Roberts Band and Honeymoon Suite.
The Churchill Park Music Festival takes place in July. The general on-sale tickets are on sale as of March 25 at noon and will be available online at ChurchillParkMusicFestival.com.
Stoodley to announce funding for St. John’s Farmers’ Market
Today Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills Sarah Stoodley will hold a media availability to announce funding for the St. John’s Farmers’ Market Cooperative.
The announcement will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the St. John’s Farmers’ Market in St. John’s.
Stoodley will be joined by Pamela Anstey, executive director of the St. John’s Farmers’ Market Cooperative.
MUN workers call for Province to step in amid $9M deficit
Employees at Memorial University are calling on the provincial government to increase funding following news that MUN is facing a deficit of $8.9 million in their upcoming budget.
CUPE Local 1615 is calling for immediate action to protect the province’s only public university.
A recent report from the Auditor General identified concerns in a 2014 audit in which recommendations were made to the Province to have a long term plan to address crumbling infrastructure.
CUPE says over ten years later, the same issues not only remain but are increasing in urgency.
CUPE 1615 represents Administrative, Instructional, Technical, and Technical Support Staff at the St. John’s, Signal Hill, Grenfell, and Labrador campuses.
Fog causing reduced visibility in some areas this morning
On the island, roads are bare and have wet sections. Visibility is poor from Clarenville to Bonavista and on the Avalon Peninsula due to fog.
Across Labrador, there are a few stretches of highway that are partly snow-covered with icy and slushy patches.
The MV Qajaq W is out of service for the time being due to lack of an icebreaker. Other ferries are on time.
Flights in St. John’s, Gander, and Deer Lake are on time.
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Man arrested for drug trafficking in downtown
The RNC made an arrest in connection with an ongoing investigation in to drug trafficking in downtown St. John’s. On Thursday, just before midnight, police arrested 30-year-old Daniel Gordon of St. John’s on George Street in St. John’s. The accused has been held in custody to appear in provincial court in relation to charges of trafficking in cocaine and possession of property obtained by crime.
The RNC WDEU are actively investigating weapons offences and drug trafficking activity at establishments in the area of George Street, with support from the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Operational Patrol Services (OPS), and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of Newfoundland and Labrador (RCMP NL).
This investigation is ongoing, and the RNC requests that anyone with information connected to this activity reach out to the police service at 709-729-8000.