Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A 40-year-old man from Moncton, N.B., has been charged after assaulting a police officer with a weapon in the community.
On September 24, 2023, at approximately 5:40 a.m., members of the Codiac Regional RCMP were driving on Main Street, in Moncton, conducting patrols when they observed a suspicious man in front of the police station. A member approached the man, and the man then charged at the member while brandishing a crowbar. The man then proceeded to smash the police vehicle with the crowbar. Several police officers attended to de-escalate the situation, and the man was then arrested without further incident. The member sustained minor injuries.
On September 24, Paul Fairweather appeared in Moncton Provincial Court and was charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon, and mischief to property under $5,000. He was remanded into custody, and is scheduled to return to court on October 11, for a bail hearing.
The investigation is ongoing.