‘Coffee with a Cop’ comes to Sackville, local RCMP says crime not on the rise locally
Officers from the Southeast District RCMP hosted an open house event at the Tim Horton’s on Main Street in Sackville on Friday. About 30 people dropped in to meet with the officers during the two hour event Friday morning. Among them were Tantramar councillor Mike Tower, Mayor Andrew Black, Dorchester fire chief Greg Partridge, and Ambulance NB operations manager Mark Hicks.
Sergeant Martin Janson is a supervisor for the Southeast District, and organized the event as part of a series of ‘Coffee with a Cop’ events throughout the region, in turn part of a larger trend of similar events happening across North America.
Janson was joined by Sackville’s community police officer Melanie Belliveau, as well as Sackville detachment Sergeant Eric Hanson, who took a moment near the end of the session to speak with CHMA.
Hanson said the event was “a great opportunity for us to connect with members of the community in a friendly setting where people can ask us questions, interact with us.” Hanson said the officers heard questions about the job, and also heard concerns about “traffic and behaviour and things that are going on in their community.”
“One lady came up to report that she needed our help this afternoon,” said Hanson, “so we’re going to go help her out disposing of some ammunition at her house.”… Continue
Two people facing drug charges after arrests in Dieppe and Frosty Hollow
Two people have been charged in relation to a police search that started in Moncton and led to Frosty Hollow, just outside of Sackville, on Tuesday.
James Earl Dewolfe and Samantha Wilbur appeared in court Wednesday and were both charged with possession of illegal drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Dewolfe was also charged with five counts of uttering threats and possession of ammunition contrary to a prohibition order. Wilbur was also charged with breaking and entering. The pair will be back in court Friday for a bail hearing.
Following the arrests on Tuesday, police say they executed search warrants at a business on Dieppe Boulevard and a residence on Route 106, in Frosty Hollow. Police seized quantities of what they believe is methamphetamine, oxycodone, fentanyl, as well as cannabis.
According to a police news release, Wilbur was arrested in Dieppe at about 7am on Tuesday, after reports of her breaking and entering into a residence on Lutz Street in Moncton. Police then learned that a second person involved in the incident was believed to be in the Dorchester area. The release also says that at about 9:30am, police located a 36-year-old man at a residence on Route 106 in Frosty Hollow, and arrested him at about 11:15am.… Continue