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Crime
Man due in court after Dooley's theft

Saint John police believes they have caught the man responsible for stealing thousands of dollars in cash from a Saint John Dooley's. Police said the Dooley's at the Prince Edward Square Mall hired an employee and after three days on the job he worked his first shift alone and stole thousands of dollars and fled. Police said he was apprehended over the weekend in Fredericton and held in jail. Money was recovered and the suspect is due in court this morning. Ray Griffin, owner of the Dooley's said he is happy the man was caught in such a short time and is hopeful that it will be a deterrent to anyone thinking of committing a similar crime.

Police

Man injured on Dorchester

The Saint John Police Force said they responded to a report of a man on the ground on Dorchester Street in in the city's uptown at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Police said the man believed he was hit in the head. He was taken to the Saint John Regional Hospital and released after treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. The matter is still under investigation.

Incident

Inflatable boat swept through falls

Two males lost power on their small inflatable boat and drifted down the Reversing Falls early Sunday morning. Barry Oickle, acting district chief with the Saint John Fire Department, said at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday two males were in an inflatable boat from the Power Boat Club in the north end when they lost power and were swept through the falls. When the fire department arrived, the two men were already on shore. Oickle said the men did not suffer any injuries.

Fire

Vehicle blaze being probed

The Saint John Police Force and Saint John Fire Department are investigating a fire that destroyed a vehicle early Sunday. Barry Oickle, acting district chief with the Saint John Fire Department, said crews arrived at the intersection of Golden Grove Road and Churchland Road at 2:13 a.m. on Sunday to find a 2007 Pontiac Montanna engulfed in flames. Oickle said the cause of the fire is still unknown.