News from the RCMP
We are proud to celebrate the achievements of four RCMP officers who have been recognized nationally for their leadership and dedication to public safety. Senior Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin was bestowed the CACP Recognition Award. Insp. Blayr Schmidt received the 2025 CACP International Policing Award. Supt. Grant St. Germaine accepted the 2025 CACP Road Safety…
Catherine Tunny – CBC Posted July 14, 2025 A Quebec Mountie is under criminal investigation for allegedly making threatening remarks online during their deployment at the G7 summit last month, the RCMP confirms. The Journal de Montréal first reported the news and said the officer’s alleged remarks were made about U.S. President Donald Trump. The…
April 18, 2025 Brookfield, Nova Scotia News release Police have arrested Tayshawn Maloney and a second man following a motor vehicle crash near Brookfield. At approximately 1 a.m. on April 18, Colchester County District RCMP and Truro Police Service responded to a motor vehicle crash at Hwy. 102, Exit 12, near Brookfield. Officers learned that two vehicles, a pick-up truck and an SUV,…
April 17, 2025 Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador News release At a court appearance held on April 17, 2025, in Clarenville, 72-year-old Austin Deir of Mt. Pearl entered a guilty plea to two counts of dangerous operation causing death. These charges were laid by Clarenville RCMP in relation to a fatal collision that occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway on January 21, 2024. Two women,…
