Daily Archives: April 29, 2024

History

On this day April 29

Today in History

  • 1997 The Chemical Weapons Convention becomes effective

    The arms control treaty prohibits the production, storage, and use of chemical weapons. It has so far been ratified by some 190 countries.

  • 1992 Deadly riots erupt in Los Angeles

    53 people died in the riots, which started after the acquittal of the 4 Los Angeles police officers accused of the brutal beating of Rodney King.

  • 1975 Hubert van Es takes the famous picture of a helicopter airlift from a Saigon rooftop

    The image shows South Vietnamese civilians employed by the U.S. trying to escape Saigon on the day before the city’s fall. It came to symbolize the American defeat in Vietnam.

  • 1968 The musical Hair goes to Broadway

    As a portrait of the 1960s hippie counterculture and sexual revolution, it was highly controversial at the time. Some of the musical’s songs became anthems of the peace movement during the Vietnam War.

  • 1945 A day before committing suicide, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun marry

    On the same day, U.S. troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp near Munich.

 

Crime

Police seek public assistance

Police seek public assistance in robbery investigation – Lake Drive

Story Harvested From Saint John Police Dept

 

File: 24-2911

The Saint John Police Major Crime Unit are seeking information, witnesses, and video footage in connection with a robbery that occurred on Lake Drive

On Saturday, April 27, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers responded to reports of a robbery involving two suspects.

It is alleged that:

-A 36-year-old woman was driving in Haymarket Square when she was struck by another vehicle. The vehicle was described as a white sedan. It followed her as she pulled into a parking lot

-One man and one woman got out of the vehicle and approached the victim’s vehicle. Both were described as being in their forties.

-There was a struggle and the woman’s purse was stolen.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone in the area that has video footage or surveillance of the incident at the time it occurred.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Saint John Police Force at 1-506-648-3333, visit Submit a Tip | Saint John Police Force, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800-222-T.I.P.S.