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RCMP: Thefts from vehicles and vehicle thefts on the rise in the province

In response to a recent spike in thefts of vehicles and theft from vehicles, the New Brunswick RCMP is asking residents to reduce the risk by taking easy steps to help combat this issue. "Theft of vehicles and from vehicles are often crimes of opportunity," said Corporal Hans Ouellette of...
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Crime Shorts: Catalytic Converter Theft

Catalytic converter theft is rampant in New Brunswick. Thieves crawl under a vehicle and cut the converter free using a tool like a portable angle grinder. SUV’s and pickup trucks are especially at risk as they are higher off the ground. Catalytic converters are a valuable target for thieves because of...
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Crime Shorts: Illegal garbage and waste dumping

Crime Stoppers, alongside the New Brunswick Department of Justice and Public Safety, needs your help protecting New Brunswick’s wildlife and natural resources from illegal garbage dumping. The chemicals in garbage contaminate soil, wells, and groundwater, and increase the risk of wildfires. https://youtu.be/a-glbCyfLcE Shards of metal and glass can cause serious...
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Crime Shorts: Arsons in Cap-Pelé NB

Crime Stoppers needs your help solving the arson of 2 restaurants located on Acadie Drive, in the town of Cap-Pelé in eastern New Brunswick. On November 27, 2019 at 3:00am, firefighters responded to a blaze at the Bel-Air Take Out - its third fire that year. Surveillance video shows an...
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Fredericton Police renew request for assistance to locate Teri-Lynn Wilson

The Fredericton Police Force is seeking additional information from the public regarding the disappearance of 41-year-old Teri-Lynn Wilson. Teri-Lynn last spoke with family on April 13, 2023. Police believe her disappearance to be suspicious and a result of foul play. Teri-Lynn is described as: Caucasian 5’4” tall 110 lbs Brown...
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Crime Shorts: Internet Sextortion

Sextortion is a crime that often targets teenagers, especially teenage boys. Criminals use social media to trick their victims into believing they are communicating with a potential partner, and then persuade them to send explicit pictures or videos of themselves. The offenders extort money by threatening to share these images...
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Crime Shorts: Unsolved Homicide – Claire Gagnon

Crime Stoppers needs your help solving the cold case murder of 16-year-old Claire Gagnon from Dieppe NB. Claire was last seen alive on May 24, 1970 between 2:00pm and 3:00pm. She was found dead the next day in a field near her home on Gould Street with a rope around...
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Crime Shorts: Copper Theft

Copper theft is on the rise in New Brunswick, and it’s costing its victims dearly in time and money. Copper is valuable and commonly used for electrical and telecommunications wires as well as water pipes. Thieves break into buildings and substations to steal any copper they can find, causing damage that...
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Arson Investigation – Saint John at Galbraith Construction Ltd.

The Saint John Police seek the public’s assistance in an ongoing arson investigation. It is reported that: On Friday, June 10, 2022, at approximately 1:12 a.m., the Saint John Police responded to an intrusion alarm at Galbraith Construction Ltd., located at 1200 King William Road in Saint John. Upon arrival,...
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Illegal hunting activities in Elgin, New Brunswick

Crime Stoppers and the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety - Conservation Enforcement Unit are requesting the public's help regarding illegal hunting activities in Elgin, New Brunswick. Poachers have been night hunting and hunting out of season, both major offences under the Fish and Wildlife Act. This practice takes unfair...
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