6 months ago
Police warn residents of email extortion scam
RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador is warning the public of an email scam that is once again making its rounds. The scammer represents themselves as part of the RCMP, investigating online sexual related offences against youth and threatens arrest. On Friday, Jan. 23, Gander RCMP and the RCMP-RNC Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (IICE) unit received a […]
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6 months ago
Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP investigate assault, man arrested and charged
A 34-year-old man was arrested by Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP last week in relation to an assault. Just after 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 23, police received a report of an assault in the community of Grand Falls-Windsor. The victim had been physically assaulted while in their vehicle, by a person known to them. The incident was […]
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6 months ago
Police responds to possible impaired off-road vehicle operator; ATV impounded, tickets issued
Bay Roberts RCMP responded Friday night to reports of an impaired driver operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) dangerously in the Spaniard’s Bay area. The 58-year-old man was ticketed, his licence suspended and his ATV impounded. At approximately 9:45 p.m., on Jan. 23, police responded to multiple reports from concerned members of the public of an […]
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6 months ago
Nain RCMP responds to disturbance; wanted man arrested, two officers assaulted
Nain RCMP has laid criminal charges of assault on a police officer, and assault on a police officer causing bodily harm against 23-year-old Tyrese Rich of Natuashish. Rich was apprehended on an unendorsed warrant for his arrest, after police responded to a disturbance inside a Nain home Sunday afternoon. Just before 1:30 p.m. on Jan. […]
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