Close X
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
ADVT 
National

Meter Running? Suspect Takes Taxi To Home Invasion; Asks Driver To Wait

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Feb, 2015 01:25 PM
    RED DEER, Alta. — RCMP in central Alberta are looking for a suspect who took a taxi to a home invasion and asked the driver to wait for him.
     
    Red Deer Mounties say a man took a cab on Saturday night to a mobile home and knocked on the door.
     
    When a resident opened the door, the man punched him several times before stealing cash, a cellphone and some cigarettes.
     
    He then returned to the taxi which dropped him off downtown.
     
    A police search of the area did not locate the suspect.
     
    No word on whether the meter was running the whole time.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    No winner for Friday night's $ 11 million Lotto Max jackpot

    No winner for Friday night's $ 11 million Lotto Max jackpot
    That means the grand prize for next Friday's Lotto Max will be approximately $16 million.

    No winner for Friday night's $ 11 million Lotto Max jackpot

    Toronto Newspaper Says It Will Defy Ad Ban In New Prostitution Bill

    Toronto Newspaper Says It Will Defy Ad Ban In New Prostitution Bill
    OTTAWA — A ban on advertising sexual services takes effect Saturday as part of the federal government's new prostitution laws — but at least one of Canada's leading independent newspapers says it plans to defy it.

    Toronto Newspaper Says It Will Defy Ad Ban In New Prostitution Bill

    Ceremonies Underway To Mark 25th Anniversary Of Montreal Massacre

    Ceremonies Underway To Mark 25th Anniversary Of Montreal Massacre
    Ceremonies are underway today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre where 14 women were shot to death at the Ecole Polytechnique.

    Ceremonies Underway To Mark 25th Anniversary Of Montreal Massacre

    More Than 60 Organizations And Agencies Call For Repeal Of New Prostitution Law

    More Than 60 Organizations And Agencies Call For Repeal Of New Prostitution Law
    TORONTO — More than 60 organizations and agencies from across the country are calling for the non-enforcement and repeal of new prostitution laws that came into force on Saturday.

    More Than 60 Organizations And Agencies Call For Repeal Of New Prostitution Law

    Poultry Cull Begins In B.C., 80,000 Birds To Be Euthanized Because Of Avian Flu

    Poultry Cull Begins In B.C., 80,000 Birds To Be Euthanized Because Of Avian Flu
    VANCOUVER — The destruction of as many as 80,000 birds at four poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley has begun in the effort to stem the spread of avian flu.

    Poultry Cull Begins In B.C., 80,000 Birds To Be Euthanized Because Of Avian Flu

    Sex-assault conviction overturned by court in B.C. 'miscarriage of justice'

    Sex-assault conviction overturned by court in B.C. 'miscarriage of justice'
    A sexual-assault conviction that prosecutors in British Columbia have acknowledged was a "miscarriage of justice" has been overturned by the province's highest court.

    Sex-assault conviction overturned by court in B.C. 'miscarriage of justice'