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CTV News
19-07-2025
- CTV News
N.B. RCMP search for suspects in theft of guitars, power tools
N.B. RCMP released an image of a three alleged suspects and a van used in a break, enter and theft in Grand Bay-Westfield on July 8, 2025. (Source: N.B. RCMP) New Brunswick RCMP is searching for three suspects following a break, enter and theft in Grand Bay-Westfield. Police said the theft is believed to have taken place on July 8 around 2:45 a.m. at a commercial storage facility on Highland Road. According to police, surveillance footage captured three people driving through a chain-link fence to get inside the facility and then cutting locks to the storage lockers. While inside, police said three guitars were stolen, including an electric Washburn, electric Yamaha and an acoustic Dagas Pearl Dove. Several other items were also stolen, including a Husqvarna chainsaw, a large red toolbox, a DeWalt table saw, two DeWalt cordless drills, two Milwaukee cordless drills, a DeWalt Air Nailer, two Milwaukee expansion tools and various other tools and building supplies. RCMP has now released photos from the surveillance video in an effort to track down the suspects. Grand Bay-Westfield Theft N.B. RCMP released an image of three alleged suspects connected to a break, enter and theft in Grand Bay-Westfield on July 8, 2025. (Source: N.B. RCMP) Police said one person was wearing a grey hoodie with black shorts at the time, while another was wearing a dark hoodie, black pants and rubber boots. The third suspect was wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes. They said they also had a German Sheppard dog with them at the time. Police said the vehicle they were seen driving appears to be a grey Dodge Caravan with damage on the back and the passenger side. Police said the licence plate, GGP 086, did not match the vehicle. Grand Bay-Westfield Theft N.B. RCMP released an image of a van used in an alleged break, enter and theft in Grand Bay-Westfield on July 8, 2025. (Source: N.B. RCMP) Police are asking anyone with information to contact Grand Bay-Westfield RCMP at 506-727-1020 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
25-06-2025
- CTV News
‘She meant everything to us': Son of missing N.B. senior speaks out a month after disappearance
A missing sign for Ruth Carol Sutton is pictured at the Brundage Point River Centre in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B. (CTV Atlantic/ Avery MacRae) Bertis Sutton says the family is doing as well as they can given their matriarch has been missing for a month. Ruth Carol Sutton of Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., was last seen on May 25 around 9:10 a.m. on Mallard Drive. 'We're keeping dad busy,' says Bertis Sutton, one of her four children in an interview with CTV Atlantic. 'He's trying to continue on with the things that interest him, but life's different and we've been trying to adapt to that change.' He admits they feel no further ahead in finding his mom then when the investigation started, saying she seemingly disappeared without a trace. The New Brunswick RCMP have continued to investigate the 79-year-olds' disappearance. Police had previously said Sutton has a medical condition that may cause her to become disoriented, which her son confirmed was early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Bertis says his mother was diagnosed several years ago and the diseases onset has been very gradual, with short term forgetfulness being the only showing sign. 'No change in personality, no decline in her vocabulary or long term memory,' says Bertis. 'She never experienced disorientation that we were aware of or didn't know where she was and had never wandered before.' 'This seems to have been the first and last.' In the first days of the investigation a large ground search consisting of police, professional rescue teams, the town's fire department and numerous volunteers combed the immediate area both on land and in the water. The official ground search was suspended a few days later, but volunteers and police continued to look for the Grand-Bay-Westfield woman. In an update posted to social media Tuesday, the RCMP said last week their underwater recovery team searched a large body of water near where Sutton was last seen. Additional police searches have also been conducted by aerial drones. 'It's important for the public to know that this is still very much an ongoing investigation,' says Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh of the Grand Bay-Westfield RCMP detachment. 'We continue to follow up on any information that we get from the public.' Both the family and police say they have stayed in constant communication on the file. RCMP say the family did consult with a private cadaver dog which did some searches in the area to no success. Cpl. Rogers-Marsh says residents should keep their eyes open for anything when hiking, and out swimming or boating on the Saint John River and nearby bodies of water. It's a message echoed by Sutton's son, especially as the boating season ramps up. 'Our best guess is that she found her way to the water,' says Bertis. 'At this stage a month in, the coat she was wearing, the hat we think she had, the short rubber boots she had could have become dislodged by now and then in a location other than where her body is.' Sutton is described as being five-foot-two and 130 pounds. She has blue eyes and white hair. She was last seen wearing a light blue jacket, rubber ankle boots and white socks. Ruth Carol Sutton Ruth Carol Sutton is pictured. (RCMP) Bertis says the tight-knit Grand Bay-Westfield community has supported the entire family in many ways over the difficult month. He says she was known as someone the community adored. 'Family and everyone that you would expect to be out was out, and everyone that you wouldn't necessarily expect to be out was out too,' he says. 'Not just people here in the local community, but beyond and people have reached out to us from all over, everywhere and that feels great.' Anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts is asked to contact Grand Bay-Westfield RCMP at 506-757-1020. RCMP search RCMP crews searched a body of water for Ruth Carol Sutton. (Source: RCMP) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
24-06-2025
- CTV News
Crews search water in effort to find missing Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., woman
Crews have searched a large body of water in an effort to find a Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., woman who has been missing for a month. Ruth Carol Sutton, 79, was last seen on Mallard Drive in Grand Bay-Westfield around 9:10 a.m. on May 25, according to an RCMP news release. Police have previously said Sutton has a medical condition that may cause her to become disoriented. After several days of looking, police suspended the office ground search for Sutton on May 28. The RCMP says its underwater recovery team searched a body of water near where Sutton was last seen a week ago. Police have also used a remotely piloted aircraft to look for her. Search RCMP crews searched a body of water for Ruth Carol Sutton. (Source: RCMP) Anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts is asked to call police at 506-757-1020. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
30-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Marksman George Chase drops his grudge and enters N.B. Sports Hall of Fame
George Chase will be inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame after a marksmanship career full of national and international accolades. In 23 national championship appearances, Chase was a back-to-back Canadian Fullbore Rifle Champion in 1992-93. In 1993, he also won the Canadian Grand Aggregate, which is the highest shooting honour in Canada. The 84-year-old has travelled to the United Kingdom more than a dozen times to represent his country and has collected dozens of medals for provincial competition. From Saint John and now living in Grand Bay-Westfield, Chase began his rifle competition reign in the late 1970s and was still competing in the early 2000s. He has already been inducted into the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association Hall of Fame. WATCH | Chase explains how he got things wrong when he said no to hall: Why this marksman took so long reaching N.B. Hall of Fame 33 minutes ago Duration 3:20 His greatest win might be the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association's oldest trophy – the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup. The match trophy is considered by New Brunswick marksmen as the most prestigious and signifies one of the province's top shooters. "There's sort of a separation from the good, to the best, to the unbeatable," Chase said. "I would have been in simply because who the hell can win the Prince of Wales three times? And my answer would be 'I won it nine.'" The trophy was given to the province by Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, in 1860. A years-old misunderstanding surrounding the trophy would also be the reason Chase declined a New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame nomination 25 years before his induction this year. A broken promise When he was a rookie competitor, Chase said, an event organizer told him that if he won the silver cup three times in a row, he'd be the owner. "He knew that I was brand new to this game, and he said if you win it three times in a row, I'll see you get it. How will that be? "He's joking with me, but he's also talking to me. So I think this is bible what he is saying." Chase thought that promise was a guarantee and didn't mention the conversation to anyone until he found himself a defending back-to-back champ. Standing on the range in line for his third consecutive Prince of Wales win in 1986, he reminded the then association organizer, Ellen MacGillivray, about the promise of the cup. "I said to Ellen, 'If I win it for the third time, Ellen, do you realize that trophy's going to belong to me?' She got a blank look in her face and she said, 'I don't think so, George.' I said, 'I know so.'" When Chase completed his third consecutive win, he was shocked when his ownership claim wasn't honoured. "Just 'No, you can't have it.' So then I became a little bit more than pissed with this association." When MacGillivary wanted to nominate Chase for the Hall of Fame 25 years ago, he declined because of the association's Prince of Wales decision. "I easily declined — because of a misunderstanding," he said. He held a grudge about the trophy until he realized all these years later that the mistake was his own. Chase has since researched the trophy and understands there are many in existence, and they were gifts from the Prince of Wales and not for one person to own. "I just didn't know it … I never got the chance to apologize to Ellen because she had passed away. But I do apologize to her often, and hope she forgives me because I know she's in heaven." Chase also said he was a fierce and aggressive competitor and regrets it. "I was so aggressive. I wished I could go back and undo those things because there was no need for it. There was no need for it." 'Kind of a blessing' Now Chase will accept the Hall of Fame honour in Saint John. He thinks things may have worked out for the best. "I wish the Prince of Wales story was never told to me, and now I'm kind of glad that it was, because my great-grandchildren are going to come and see me walk out on stage and talk for five minutes about what I did, who my heroes were. Yeah, so it's kind of a blind blessing." Started young He said that the night is a "big deal" for him. "My whole family, yeah, my immediate family, that is, who are all across Canada, granddaughters, great-grandchildren — they're all coming for this night." Chase started shooting at age five and he had son Paul on the range at a young age as well. Paul knew more about shooting at 12 years old than "most shooters learned in their lifetime," Chase said. Paul became his coach in international competition and later overtook him during a head-to-head shootout, which Chase considers "the biggest moment" of his career. "I thought I would explode. I was so proud of him for that moment."
CTV News
28-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Ground search suspended for missing Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., woman
The official ground search for a missing 79-year-old in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., has been suspended for the time being. Ruth Carol Sutton was reported missing Sunday morning. She was lest seen walking on Mallard Drive around 9:10 a.m. Police say Sutton suffers from a medical condition which may cause her to become disoriented. Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Brittany Merrifield confirmed the news through a social media post after speaking with the RCMP detachment in the community. 'While this part of the operation is on hold, I want to reassure everyone that search teams are ready to redeploy if new evidence comes to light,' the post reads. 'Community volunteers are still welcome to continue their efforts. I understand that some are planning to head out in boats [Wednesday], and I deeply respect and appreciate the continued determination to help.' A number of boats were seen searching the Saint John riverbanks Wednesday morning, with search efforts being focused on the Nerpis side of the bridge, closer to where Sutton was last seen. A tent for volunteers aiding in the search has been moved to Brundage Point. 'I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has been involved,' Merrifield says. 'From search and rescue professionals to the many volunteers who have stepped forward without hesitation. Your commitment, care, and selflessness have made a powerful impact.' Police have received several leads and tips on Sutton's whereabouts, but efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful so far. Sutton is described by police as standing approximately five-foot-two and weighing around 130 pounds, with blue eyes and white hair. She was last seen wearing a light blue jacket, rubber boots to her ankles, and white socks. Police ask anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts to contact them at 506-757-1020. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
