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 […]
Read moreMounties charge woman with theft of vehicle and mischief
RCMP on the Northern Peninsula are pursuing Criminal Code charges against a 21-year-old woman in relation to the theft of a motor vehicle on Thursday from the Port Saunders area and a suspicious fire on Friday in Rocky Harbour. Just before 10:00 p.m. on Dec. 11, officers responded to a call about a vehicle stolen from a […]
Read morePublic cautioned about telephone scam targeting seniors
The province is advising seniors and their families that a telephone scam has been reported in Newfoundland and Labrador. The caller claims to be calling on behalf of Premier Tony Wakeham and asks the recipient to share their banking information in order to receive a senior’s bonus. The provincial government or Premier Wakeham’s office would never […]
Read morePolice arrest man for impaired operation, impound vehicle
Bay St. George RCMP charged a 34-year-old man with impaired operation and refusal to comply with a demand early Saturday morning. The vehicle he was driving — which had been taken without the owner’s permission — was seized by police and impounded. On Dec. 13, at approximately 1:37 a.m., officers responded to a call at […]
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