Glace Bay incident

A standoff in Glace Bay ended peacefully yesterday afternoon.

Two police officers were near the old Big Cheese Pizza restaurant on Brookside Street when they spotted a Donkin man who had outstanding warrants for failing to appear in court.  They approached him and he ran into an apartment above the restaurant.  He barricaded himself inside, saying he had a gun.

The Emergency Response Team contianed the area and they talked him into giving up peacefully about an hour later.  Police say there was no weapon, and charges are pending against a 29 year old man.

Windsor protest

Protesters were outside the courthouse in Windsor yesterday while a hearing was held inside in a fatal car crash.

25 year olds Andrew Blaine Rafuse, who is charged with criminal negligence causing death and other counts, was not in court himself but his lawyer was and got the case adjourned until August 22.  He was charged after his vehicle went off Bog Road near Windsor June 22 killing 22 year old Dashonn States and injuring two other passengers.

The protestors said that as a young black man, States had bad experiences with the justice system and they were there to ensure justice is served in the case involving his death.