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.