Driver abandones truck upside down in ditch
Early Monday morning around 2 am MPF officers and fire crews responded to a single vehicle accident which had occurred on St. Agnes St. Responding officers found a 2010 Ford pickup upset in the ditch....
View ArticleHave you seen Cyndi Jayne Watling
The Miramichi Police Force is asking for the public’s help locating 15-year-old Cyndi Jayne Watling. She was last seen at James M. Hill High School Tuesday morning at 8 am and hasn’t been heard from by...
View ArticleDesign of replacement nursing home unveiled for Upper Miramichi
UPPER MIRAMICHI (GNB) – Residents and members of the community joined with provincial representatives to unveil the design of the replacement facility for the Central New Brunswick Nursing Home in...
View ArticleStudent Protester: Ashamed to be a Miramichier (video)
A group of students from MVHS took to the street in front of City Hall to protest what they saw as a homophobic move by City Council. Students carry flags and posters marched along Henry Street...
View ArticleWeekend Police Reports
Miramichi Police had a busy weekend with activity that included finding a missing girl, and an incident at a hotel with gun, and arresting a convicted kidnapper on a breach. MPF officers would like to...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: illegal moose, and fish and chip incident
On August 10, 2013, a man at Estey’s Fish and Chips was cursing and swearing and threatening to kill his wife. Workers at Estey’s called the police and Constable Chadwick arrived. Ronald Joseph...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: lost hunter fined $100 (and more…)
Duncan Wesley Munn was hunting moose with Darren Munn near Price Hill last September. The game wardens discovered Munn driving in his truck with his rifle. The license holder, Darren, was far away on...
View ArticleNew Transit Routes: Not Great, but Not Bad
Jim Malone of Miramichi Transit appeared before council tonight to give a report on how the new routes the service had added have been working out. Malone said the new routes have been “Not great, but...
View ArticleCouncil Debates Youth House Donation
For the second year in a row, the Miramichi Youth House missed the deadline before the budget was finalized to get their request in for a grant from the city. They sent a request to council after the...
View ArticleCrown seeks to keep video evidence off internet
The Miramichi Crown Prosecutors office are working to ensure video evidence for an upcoming trial does not hit the internet. A Fredericton woman was detained in Miramichi for breaching a probation...
View ArticlePolice find 10 pounds of pot in Miramichi home
On February 23rd, members of the Miramichi Police Force (MPF) Patrol Division uncovered a large quantity of drugs while responding to a call at a Miramichi residence. Shortly after 10pm, MPF patrol...
View ArticleCourt Briefs: Colford fined for impaired, Dedam spends fake fives
Jamie Colford appeared in court charged with impaired driving. He was stopped by RCMP in Bryenton on November 17th for speeding. When the officer approached the vehicle he noted that the driver was...
View ArticlePolice make another significant drug bust
Last night members of the Miramichi Police Force Street Crime Reduction Unit, assisted by members from the patrol and criminal investigation sections, executed a search warrant at a Nelson St....
View ArticleDecision: Dedam Underhill Ward Rink Ruckus
The trial of a husband and wife jointly accused of assault causing bodily harm concluded today, and the judge gave his ruling. (Raymond) Buddy Dedam and Lindsay Underhill (Dedam) were accused of...
View ArticleMan steals from handicapped neighbour, threatens to slap mother
If you threaten to slap your mother around, and steal from your next door neighbour who is in a wheelchair, don’t expect any breaks from judge Friel. On December 30th a blissfield woman called the...
View ArticleAustin Drake Cloud Jailed
An 18 year old man has been familiar defendant at the Miramichi Law Courts recently, and has been jailed for failing to follow the rules of his release as he awaits trial and decision on sex charges....
View ArticleCouple appear in court on more drug charges
Back in October, RCMP and the Crown dropped charges against Josiane Allain after her fiancee Mark Ryan Lambert pleaded guilty to drug related charges. Lambert pleaded guilty to indictable possession of...
View ArticleBeckett: City didn’t research parking bylaw
On February 17th a bylaw to amend parking restrictions on Wentworth Street was read for the first time, and again for the second time at council Thursday’s regular monthly meeting. A group of people...
View ArticleWilliams on New Flag Policy: Let it Fly
Councilor Shelly Williams says the city has a new policy on flying flags from special interest groups. ”I’m glad this is settled,” Williams said. ”It has been a bit of a distraction.” The new city...
View ArticleAccused Sex Offender Moving to Warren Avenue
A man who is accused of sex offences against a female under the age of 16 applied to the court to have his release conditions changed so he can move to Warren Avenue. Vye Joseph Richard faces two...
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