Five Shoplifters Arrested in Miramichi

Five people were arrested after multiple separate shoplifting incidents Thursday in Miramichi. A 45-year-old Bathurst man is being charged with attempting to steal lobster from the Douglastown Sobeys, while 40- and 75-year-old men and 39- and 67-year-old women were taken in after incidents at Sobeys and Walmart. All four of them are from outside Miramichi.

Saturday Sports Results

In the Majors;
The Yankees won 12-4 over Baltimore;
The Red Sox lost 7-4 to the Cubs;
and the Blue Jays earned a rare 4-1 win over Tampa.

In the Q;
The Charlotteown ISlanders were eliminated after a 5-2 loss to the Armada;

The Cape Breton West ISlanders have advanced to the final of the Telus Cup National Midget Hockey Championship. The Islanders downed top ranked Mississauga 2-1 in yesterday’s semifinal. No Atlantic region team has ever won the national championship.

In the NHL;
Ottawa took a two nothing series lead in the Eastern Confernece semifinal after a 6-5 double ot win over the Rangers;
Elsewhere it was the Penguins with 6-2 win over Washington – Pittsburgh now leads that series two games to none.