Author Archives: Brad Perry
N.B. police chief orders review into 1983 murder case
Saint John's police chief has ordered an independent review into the force's handling of a decades-old murder case which saw two men wrongfully convicted. Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie were conv...
Jan 12, 2024 Robert Mailman (blue jacket) and Walter Gillespie (white jacket) appear outside of the Saint John Law Courts on Jan. 4, 2024. Image: Brad Perry
13 arrested during Festive R.I.D.E campaign
The annual Festive R.I.D.E campaign by Saint John police led to more than a dozen arrests. A total of 11,138 vehicles passed through the checkpoints throughout December. That was compared to 6,965 in ...
Jan 12, 2024 A Saint John Police Force car. Image: Brad Perry
Saint John police seize $161K worth of drugs
Saint John police have made three arrests in a weeks-long drug trafficking investigation. Two women - aged 37 and 44 - and a 52-year-old man were arrested at a Sandy Point Road home on Thursday. All t...
Jan 12, 2024 Image: Saint John Police Force
Saint John homeless hub to open months sooner
The death of a man in a Saint John tent encampment last weekend has prompted action from the province. A homeless hub that was scheduled to open in late April will now be up and running several months...
Jan 12, 2024 The Social Development building on Somerset Street in Saint John will be used as an out-of-the-cold shelter. Image: ©2023 Google
RCMP officer cleared after man injured during arrest
An RCMP officer will not face charges after an arrest in St. Stephen left a man with injuries. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) recently announced the findings of its investigation. Interim d...
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Tool thefts on the rise in Saint John
Many police forces across Canada are reporting an increase in thefts of tools, and Saint John is no different. There was a 27 per cent increase in tool thefts during the last half of 2023 compared to ...
Jan 11, 2024 The Saint John Police Force headquarters, located at One Peel Plaza. Image: Staff photo
Noah Kahan, Greta Van Fleet coming to P.E.I.
Some big names are coming to a relatively new music festival in Cavendish, P.E.I. Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan and rock band Greta Van Fleet will headline Sommo Festival. "We feel Noah and Greta are t...
Jan 11, 2024 Noah Kahan and Greta Van Fleet will headline Sommo Festival 2024 in Cavendish, P.E.I. Image: Facebook/Sommo Festival
Another storm expected for Saturday
It looks like we are in for another round of winter weather on Saturday. Forecasters are watching a developing storm similar to the one on Wednesday. Environment Canada issued a special weather statem...
Jan 11, 2024 Jessica Fadel / Unsplash
Gas, diesel prices heading up in N.B.
Expect to see an increase Thursday night at the fuel pumps in New Brunswick. An industry source says gasoline and diesel prices are expected to rise. The price for regular self-serve should increase b...
Jan 11, 2024 engin akyurt / Unsplash
$7M for 39 affordable units in Saint John
More than $7 million in government funding has been announced for an affordable housing development in Saint John. Federal, provincial and municipal officials were on hand for Thursday morning's annou...
Jan 11, 2024 From left: Kaléidoscope Social Impact co-founder and CEO Seth Asimakos; Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long; Social Development Minister Jill Green; and Saint John Mayor Donna Reardon. Image: Brad Perry