By Andrew Bates, Telegraph-Journal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Charlotte County man has been convicted following a second trial on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a child. Richard Allen Sutherland, 65, stood trial in May on a charge of sexual assault dating between 2014 and 2017. Sutherland was previously convicted in 2024 of the […]
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The St. Stephen RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify a man following the theft of copper in the community. RCMP said in a release on July 7 at 4:30 p.m. the police were called to a report of copper theft that occurred at a business on King Street. “A man approached the […]
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A 39-year-old man has been sentenced following a traffic-related incident in Oak Bay. On May 18, members of St. Stephen RCMP were conducting proactive patrols in Oak Bay when a vehicle was seen being operated in a dangerous manner. “Police activated their emergency lights and attempted to conduct a traffic stop; however, the driver failed […]
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A 29-year-old man from Blacks Harbour has been charged in connection with a homicide investigation. St. George RCMP said on July 17 at around 1:50 a.m. they received a call for a well-being check on Wellington Road in Blacks Harbour. “Upon arrival at the residence, police located the body of a deceased woman inside,” the […]
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A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to 9.5 years following two drug trafficking investigations by the St. Stephen RCMP. Michael Ryan Foster was charged with drug-related offences. RCMP said in a release that it seized $37,000 worth of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid — and $6,900 worth of methamphetamine. Foster appeared in Saint John […]
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A 66-year-old man from St. Stephen has been arrested after police say they seized a loaded firearm during a traffic stop near Brockway. RCMP said on July 2, at about 10:05 p.m., a member from St. Stephen’s detachment received a report that a man had left a property after an altercation. “The man was believed […]
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A 23-year-old man from Bayside has received a total sentence of a little more than two years in connection to a drug trafficking investigation. St. Stephen RCMP said Miles Burton Johnson Jr was charged with three counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, unsafe storage of firearms and failure to comply with […]
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A 42-year-old woman from St. Stephen has been charged in connection with a break-and-enter and theft in the community. St. Stephen RCMP said on June 17, around 4:30 p.m., police were called to a report of a break, enter and theft from a cargo trailer on Milltown Boulevard. RCMP said in a release several items, […]
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RCMP in Saint Andrews are asking for the public’s help following a theft at the wharf on King Street. Police believe it happened on June 11 between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. “An individual arrived at the wharf on foot and stole a boat motor, gas tanks, paddles, and two dinghy boats,” the release said. […]
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St. Stephen RCMP say it has seized drugs and a firearm as part of a drug trafficking investigation in the community. On May 6, several detachments, including St. Stephen, McAdam, St. George and St. Andrews, executed a search warrant of a property on Princess Street. “As a result of the search, police seized quantities of […]
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