A new quarterly report by the New Brunswick RCMP sheds some light on the crimes and police enforcement happening in Charlotte County. In the last quarter of 2024, 1,589 occurrences were recorded by police in all of the Southwest New Brunswick Service Commission. Of those, the majority of them were in St. Stephen with 41 […]
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Sergeant Chris Henderson and Staff Sergeant Geoff Peters of the New Brunswick RCMP sit down with host Vicki Hogarth to talk about the most common types of crime encountered in Charlotte County, and the processes involved in enforcing the law. Original broadcast date: March 6, 2025 Southwest Magazine is an original CHCO Television production taped […]
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By Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative, Telegraph-Journal A 27-year-old St. Stephen man arrested in December after police say he led police on a low-speed chase against traffic on Route 1 has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Kody John Hiltz was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to 16 charges including dangerous […]
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The Saint Andrews RCMP is seeking the public’s helping following a break, enter, and theft in the community, according to a release from police. RCMP said the theft occurred on Feb. 4 between 4:15 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. at a business on Augusta Street. According to police, an individual used his vehicle to force open […]
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Mounties say they no longer believe there is a risk to the public after issuing an emergency alert for two armed individuals. The alert, issued through the national Alert Ready system, went out across the province around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. RCMP said the suspects were reported to be carrying a firearm “with dangerous intent” in […]
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Eastern Charlotte council is concerned about the level of service the New Brunswick RCMP is offering in the region. Mayor John Craig said the council spends about $2.2 million on policing, the single largest line item in its budget. “Our options are very limited in what we can do,” Craig said during an interview with […]
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RCMP in St. George is asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual following an incident in Upper Letang. According to police, while fuelling up at a business on Main Street in Upper Letang on Jan. 7 around 11:15 a.m., a man made a gesture toward the owner that led the owner to believe […]
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New impaired driving laws, in effect in New Brunswick as of Jan. 1, are designed to strengthen administrative penalties. New rules allow for on-site, short-term license suspension, vehicle impoundment, and fees for blood alcohol content (BAC) above 0.05 or greater during a standard field sobriety test. “The new rules also allow peace officers to give […]
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RCMP is investigating after a man in his 40s was assaulted on the roadside of Highway 127 near Saint Andrews. According to a statement from Sgt. Scott MacKenzie, on Nov. 21 a man in his 40s was stopped on the side of the road when an unknown person stopped behind him after flashing his lights. […]
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RCMP in New Brunswick say they have arrested a 40-year-old man following a disturbance in the community of St. Stephen, which is now being investigated as hate-motivated. In a release, police said it responded to a call in front of a residence on Rose Street in St. Stephen. “A man was reported to have been […]
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