Clarenville RCMP arrested a 51-year-old man on Friday afternoon after responding to reports of a prohibited driver in the community of Bunyan’s Cove. He now faces charges of operating a vehicle while prohibited and failure to comply with court-imposed conditions. On September 11, around 3:00 p.m. a Clarenville RCMP officer was investigating reports of a […]
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A jury has found Dean Penney guilty of first-degree murder. Jurors delivered the verdict in a Corner Brook courtroom Sunday morning after deliberating since Wednesday evening. Penney had been charged with murder in 2023 for the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney, from St. Anthony in 2016. Her body has never been found. It […]
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There was still no verdict in Dean Penney’s first-degree murder trial on Saturday. The jury has been sequestered since Wednesday evening and deliberations are continuing through the weekend. No verdict was reached on Saturday and the jury will reconvene Sunday morning. The 12 jurors must decide whether Penney is guilty or not guilty of first-degree […]
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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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The RNC issued 525 tickets, primarily for speeding, during Canada Road Safety Week. During the weeklong campaign, enforcement was conducted by RNC Traffic Services and Operational Patrol Services officers on the Northeast Avalon, Corner Brook Region and in Labrador West, in residential areas, school zones, and along provincial highways. The awareness initiative focuses on behaviours that put […]
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