Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP responds to disturbance, officer assaulted
Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP has laid a criminal charge of assault on a police officer against 46-year-old Peter Gregoire of Natuashish. Gregoire resisted arrest as an officer responded to a disturbance inside a local restaurant.
At approximately 4:12 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, an officer with Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP responded to a disturbance inside a fast-food restaurant on Loring Drive. The first officer on scene was directed by patrons and staff to a man seated with an empty can of beer inside the restaurant.
Police directed the man to leave the business. While being escorted out of the building the man, identified as 46-year-old Peter Gregoire, assaulted the officer and was taken into custody.
Gregoire was held in police custody overnight and appeared in court on December 13, 2025, to face charges under the Criminal Code of assault on a police officer. He was released by the courts on a Release Order with conditions and is expected to return to court on Dec. 18.
No police officers or civilians were injured during the incident.