Three drivers had their licence suspended and their vehicles seized after RCMP officers responded to a report of dangerous driving on the Trans-Canada Highway on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 4:00 p.m. on May 14, police responded to a report of a traffic offence in progress Route 430. A caller reported three drivers on motorbikes driving […]
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A 27-year-old man is behind bars in St. John’s today after an incident that resulted in him being tasered by police. Just before 1:30 this morning, the RNC responded to a call of an assault in the area of St. Clare Avenue. When patrol officers tried to arrest him, the man became combative and fought […]
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The Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for replacement of Her Majesty’s Penitentiary officially closed on Friday, Feb. 16, and one submission was received from New Avalon Corrections Partners. The RFQ represents the first stage in a two-stage procurement process for the facility, allowing for identification of bid teams, not a proposal. It also included a […]
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The jury trial for a man charged with murdering a woman in St. John’s more than two years ago was supposed to begin in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court today. However, lawyers in the David Quirke case indicated there has been a change in plans. Quirke was charged with second-degree murder. However, almost 100 potential […]
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It was a dramatic scene in Goulds on Saturday morning as police attempted to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle used in a robbery. The vehicle was stolen early Saturday morning in the Cowan Heights area and was then used to gain access to a business. There were multiple sightings by the public of […]
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