Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A 30-year-old man from Woodstock, N.B., has been arrested following a series of incidents including assaulting police officers in the community.
On January 22, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., members of the Western Valley Region RCMP received a request for assistance from the Woodstock Police Force concerning a 30-year-old man who was wanted by police on five outstanding warrants, and was heading towards Perth-Andover.
Police located the man in the passenger seat of a vehicle at a business on Connell Street in Woodstock, and attempted to contain the vehicle. The man then threatened the driver with a weapon, attempting to encourage the driver to flee. Police gained entry to the vehicle and attempted to remove the 30-year-old man, when he grabbed a knife and tried to stab the officers. Two officers sustained minor injuries during the incident. The driver then exited the vehicle, and the man got into the driver’s seat and fled the scene.
Police immediately pursued the vehicle while RCMP Police Dog Services and drone operators were being deployed to the area. The vehicle eventually got away from police, but was located a short time later in Perth-Andover, abandoned on a dead-end street. Police Dog Services later located the 30-year-old man, and he was arrested without further incident.
Subsequent to the arrest, police conducted a search of the vehicle and seized quantities of stolen mail, as well as weapons.
On January 24, Shayne Cameron was charged with:
- Two counts of assault on a police officer with a weapon
- Robbery
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of stolen property obtained by crime over $5000
- Theft from mail under $5000
- Assault with a weapon
- Flight from police
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- Resisting / obstructing a police officer
- Breach of a release order
Shayne Cameron was remanded into custody, and is scheduled to appear in Woodstock Provincial Court on at a later date.
The investigation is ongoing.