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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One of two St. John’s men accused of sexually abusing a dozen young males for decades is scheduled to have his trial begin this summer. Tony Humby, 63, and Bruce Escott, 81, appeared in court via video link from prison this morning — Humby from Her Majesty’s Penitentiary and Escott from Bishop’s Falls Correctional Centre. […]
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Markus Hicks — the teacher and volleyball coach charged with sexual offences against young males — was back in provincial court in St. John’s today. Crown prosecutor Mark Janes and co-defence counsel Ellen O’Gorman told Judge Pamela Goulding they finally have all the disclosure in the case and will soon be ready to move things […]
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A police operation on Duntara Crescent in the west end of St. John’s has been peacefully resolved with one man taken into custody. Area residents can resume normal activities. A continued police presence is expected in the area while the investigation is ongoing. The RNC had responded to a call-for-service on Duntara Crescent, and residents […]
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A St. John’s man who killed a man while driving drunk last year was handed a three-year, three-month sentence today. Joshua Doyle Burt, 25, had pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing the death of 42-year-old Brad Kerrivan. Just after midnight on April 3, 2022, Burt got behind the wheel of his pickup truck after drinking […]
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