By Mark Squibb
An RNC officer was in the right place at the right time late last month.
On November 29th at 2:20 p.m., the officer was at a Mount Pearl business investigating a separate matter when a 54-year-old man attempted to steal a shopping cart full of product from the same store.
The officer quickly apprehended the man, who was charged with one count of theft. He was released and will appear in court at a later date.
Police responded to a number of other calls in Mount Pearl over the weekend.
On November 28, police responded to a complaint of a 34-year-old man supposedly at a residence that he was on conditions to remain away from. The man was located and arrested a short distance from the home in question. He was held at the St. John’s lock-up to appear before a judge in the morning.
In the early morning of November 30, police responded to a disturbance at a Mount Pearl home. Officers say an individual at the home had been assaulted by another person in the same home. As a result of the investigation, a 36-year-old man was charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, and uttering threats. The man also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was transported to the lock-up and held for court in the morning.