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New Brunswick broadens public safety efforts as crime investigations advance

Fredericton’s community safety task force has released 47 recommendations focused on better lighting, enhanced surveillance cameras, expanded mental health courts, increased patrols

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Two people were trapped in their SUV after it rolled over in St. Philip’s Monday afternoon.
Two people were trapped in their SUV after it rolled over in St. Philip’s Monday afternoon.
The annual Rotary Ribfest is set to take place downtown starting June 13.

Overview

  • A 20-year-old Lakeland Ridges man, Riley Cowper, received a three-year, three-month prison sentence for assault with a weapon and theft of a motor vehicle along with a lifetime weapons ban and DNA submission requirement.
  • Fredericton’s task force report outlines 47 measures to address crime and homelessness, emphasizing improved lighting, enhanced surveillance cameras, expanded mental health courts, increased patrols.
  • RCMP are seeking public tips on two stolen trucks: a red 2008 Dodge Ram taken from a Sussex business on May 24 and a dark blue 2022 GMC Sierra stolen from a Shediac business between May 23 and 24.
  • Fredericton Police are searching for two male suspects in the Saturday night assault of a man on a north-side trail and are asking witnesses or anyone with surveillance footage to contact them.
  • Education Minister Claire Johnson continues discussions with seven school districts to close a $43 million funding gap for the 2025-26 fiscal year and to determine fair redistribution of resources.