Daily Archives: September 21, 2024

Crime

Theft Investigation Consumers Drive

Story Harvested From Saint John Police Dept

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The Saint John Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft investigation.

It is reported that:

On Thursday, September 5, 2024, police responded to a report of a theft at a business in the 80-block of Consumers Dr. A man was seen on surveillance video entering a business and stealing a chainsaw.

The suspect, as depicted in the picture, appears to be in his early thirties, wearing a white t-shirt and dark-colored ball cap.

Police are seeking to identify the suspect in the photograph.

If you can identify the suspects in the photograph, or anyone with information is asked to contact the Saint John Police Force at 1-506-648-3333, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or 1-800-222-T.I.P.S.

For more news, visit Saint John Police Force | City of Saint John, New Brunswick

History

On this day September 21

Today in History

  • 2013 The Westgate Mall is attacked in Nairobi, Kenya

    In a daring siege, militants of the extremist group al-Shabaab took over the Mall. 63 shoppers were killed during the attack that lasted a few hours, and before the Kenyan security forces rescued the hostages, 4 terrorists were also killed. Al-Shabaab declared that it had undertaken the attack as retaliation for the presence of Kenyan armed forces in Somalia.

  • 1964 Malta gains its independence from the UK

    The southern European island country came under British control in 1814 as part of the Treaty of Paris. The country initially retained the Queen of England as its head of state but declared itself a republic on December 13, 1974.

  • 1961 Boeing CH-47 Chinook takes flight for the first time

    The American-made helicopter has been used by the US military in a variety of conflict-related operations including during the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It has also been often used for medical evacuation and search and rescue operations during natural disasters around the world.

  • 1942 Boeing B-29 Superfortress flies for the first time

    The bomber was used extensively by the US in World War II and the Korean War. The two planes – Enola Gay and Bockscar – that dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were from the silverplate series of Boeing B-29s.

  • 1937 JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit is published for the first time

    The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a young adult fantasy novel that follows the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he traverses through Middle Earth to find treasure guarded by a dragon named Smaug.