Monthly Archives: May 2024

History

On this day May 13

Today in History

  • 1989 Thousands of students begin a hunger strike on Tiananmen Square in Beijing

    The non-violent occupation of the square was part of anti-corruption and pro-democracy demonstrations. Some 3000 unarmed civilians were killed when the army cracked down on the protesters on June 3-4, 1989.

  • 1981 Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt

    Turkish right-wing extremist Mehmet Ali Ağca fired two shots at John Paul II on St. Peter’s Square. The Pope was seriously wounded but survived thanks to a 5-hour operation and went on to visit his attacker in prison.

  • 1950 The first Formula One World Championship season kicks off

    Giuseppe Farina won the first FIA World Championship of Drivers for the Alfa Romeo team.

  • 1940 Igor Sikorsky pilots his VS-300 helicopter’s maiden flight

    The helicopter was the first successful model to use the single vertical tail rotor that most helicopters feature today.

  • 1909 The Giro d’Italia cycle race is held for the first time

    The Giro is considered one of the world’s most important cycle races. Luigi Ganna won the first edition, which went from Milan to Naples and back.

Crime

Arrest in Break and Enter

Story Harvested From Saint John Police Dept

Arrest in Break and Enter – Prince William Street

 

File: 23-6919

The Saint John Police have arrested a 33-year-old man for a Break and Enter file that has been under investigation since the fall of 2023.

It is reported that:

On Monday, October 23, 2023, at approximately 11:40 a.m., police responded to a report of a break and enter at an uptown restaurant on Prince William Street.

An unknown man broke into the location during the night and had rummaged through multiple areas and had taken some items from the business.

The alleged offence was investigated by the Saint John Police Major Crime Unit with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Unit.

Recent developments in the case led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man in the early hours of Thursday, May 09, 2024. The man was taken into custody for without incident and was later released on an undertaking to appear in court on August 22, 2024.