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3 years ago

Charges anticipated after RCMP seizes loaded firearm in vehicle

The RCMP is investigating after finding a loaded firearm inside a vehicle during a traffic checkpoint on Route 60 in Holyrood. At about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, officers from the Holyrood and Ferryland Detachments were conducting a traffic checkpoint. Officers located a loaded 12-gauge shotgun. The weapon was seized. Two occupants, a 44-year-old woman and […]

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3 years ago

RNC investigating break-ins, property damage in St. John’s

The RNC is seeking the public’s help in relation to multiple break-ins and incidents of property damage at the former Hoyles-Escasoni Complex in the east end of St. John’s. In recent months, the building — located in the area of Portugal Cove Road at MacDonald Drive — has been the target of several several times, […]

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3 years ago

“Grandparents scam” suspect denied bail

Charles Gillen, the Ontario man suspected of scamming seniors in this province out of thousands of dollars, has been denied bail. The decision was released late last week by Justice Peter O’Flaherty, who sat on the bench for the two-day hearing at Supreme Court in St. John’s earlier this month. Gillen faces more than 40 […]

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3 years ago

Drunk driver’s breath sample over 3 1/2 times legal limit

An impaired driver was jailed last night after it was discovered he had a blood alcohol level more than 3 1/2 times the legal limit. At around 9 p.m., RNC patrol officers responded to a report of a suspected drunk driver on Commonwealth Avenue in Mount Pearl. The 47-year-old man was pulled over by officers […]

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