2019
Disappearance now considered homicide
The RCMP now suspect that a teenager missing from St. Stephen since 2017 died as a result of homicide.
Crime & Public Safety
2019
Little Ridge man charged with killing woman in St. Stephen
Irving John Hastey, 55, of Little Ridge returns to Saint John Provincial Court on January 14 charged with second-degree murder and breaching an undertaking. The RCMP brought him to court in custody on December 27, charged with the death of Crystal Ann Tracey...
2018
Four more deputies sought to combat drug-related crime
Washington County is seeing a game-changing shift in drug-related crimes that are being driven by a change in drug dealer make-up.
2018
County looking for game plan to fight drug-related crimes
The Washington County Sheriff's Office along with other law enforcement agencies has been asked by the county commissioners to create a "game plan" for effectively combating the escalating climate of drug-related crimes. Despite being rescheduled because...
2018
Armed robber flees from store on bicycle
A bicycle-riding armed robber from Charlotte being pursued by police from three agencies did not make it very far on the dark, icy road back home after holding up the Dollar General store in Pembroke...
2017
Four arrested on drug charges at Pleasant Point
Four area residents have been charged with trafficking or possession of heroin and cocaine, following a traffic stop at Pleasant Point. The four have now been banished from the reservation.
2016
Threat leads to lockdown of area schools
The era of mass shooting threats and response tactics has now reached Washington County. On September 20, students, parents and staff of the Eastport school system had their morning turned upside down with a school lockdown, evacuation and the presence of armed law enforcement officers.