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VOCM News Late-Day Update September 16th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Brian Medore. Two people facing weapons charges after a
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  Speaker 2: cache of guns, knives and a machete were seized after
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  Speaker 2: a car was stopped in Grand Falls, Windsor. VOCM's Linda
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  Speaker 2: Swain has the story.
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  Speaker 1: Officers stopped a vehicle speeding on Cromer Avenue near Centennial
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  Speaker 1: Park around 1 Monday morning. The 31-year-old man behind the
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  Speaker 1: wheel had no license and was driving without valid insurance.
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  Speaker 1: Police spotted a prohibited firearm and got a warrant to
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  Speaker 1: search the vehicle. Officers ended up seizing two imitation firearms, ammunition,
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  Speaker 1: a machete, several knives, a quantity of suspected fentanyl, cannabis
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  Speaker 1: and cash. RCMP say Robert James Reed and 39-year-old Susie Anthony,
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  Speaker 1: each from Grand Falls, Windsor, are facing a number of
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  Speaker 1: charges including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
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  Speaker 1: and possession of a weapon obtained by crime. They were
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  Speaker 1: held pending a court appearance. A full list of charges
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  Speaker 1: against them can be found at VOCM.com. Linda Swain, VOCM,
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  Speaker 1: Local News Now.
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  Speaker 2: A 35-year-old man has been arrested and one person was
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  Speaker 2: taken to a hospital with injuries following an assault in
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  Speaker 2: Bay Largent last night. A 911 call came in around 8.20,
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  Speaker 2: indicating that a man had been assaulted and needed medical attention.
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  Speaker 2: The victim's injuries are not considered to be life-threatening. Police
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  Speaker 2: say the victim was able to identify the suspect as
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  Speaker 2: Adam Michael Peters, who was arrested at a nearby home.
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  Speaker 2: He's scheduled to appear in Grand Bank Court on a
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  Speaker 2: charge of aggravated assault. RCMP and Natwa Sheesh have charged
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  Speaker 2: two people for trying to smuggle liquor into the dry community.
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  Speaker 2: Community safety officers sought the assistance of the RCMP in
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  Speaker 2: checking the bags of people who had arrived on the
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  Speaker 2: coastal ferry on September 8. The safety officers located and
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  Speaker 2: confiscated about $ 4, 800 worth of liquor hidden in the bags
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  Speaker 2: belonging to two passengers. RCMP say the liquor had been
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  Speaker 2: removed from its original packaging and had been transferred into
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  Speaker 2: different containers. 45-year-old Lloyd Rich and 41-year-old Mary Ann Rich
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  Speaker 2: were charged under the Liquor Control Act. They're scheduled to
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  Speaker 2: appear in court in November. Angus Reid says Premier Tony
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  Speaker 2: Wakeham's approval rating is second in the country after Manitoba's
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  Speaker 2: Wab Canoe and tied with Saskatchewan's Scott Moe. The number
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  Speaker 2: of respondents who approve of Wakeham's performance to date sits
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  Speaker 2: at 48%, down just two points from June. Manitoba Premier
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  Speaker 2: Canoe remains Canada's most popular one with a 63% approval rating.
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  Speaker 2: Angus Reid admits the new Churchill Falls deal has not
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  Speaker 2: been without controversy, and Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are split on
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  Speaker 2: Wakeham's performance, with equal numbers in approval and disapproval. The
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  Speaker 2: other signatory to the MOU is Quebec's Christine Frechette, who's
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  Speaker 2: in the midst of an election campaign. Her approval rating
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  Speaker 2: remains unchanged, 39%. That's your newscast. I'm Brian Medour.