Armed Assault on Woman in Moncton

Police are still looking for a suspect after woman was assaulted with a weapon in Moncton on Thursday night. RCMP say shortly before 10pm the woman was walking near Highway 2 and Elmwood Drive when she was grabbed by a man holding a weapon. The assailant forced the woman into a wooded area where she managed to fight him off. The suspect, described as a white man in his early thirties or late twenties and wearing a white hoodie, fled the scene.

Three Arrested in Moncton Armed Robberies

Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with two armed robberies in Moncton Friday morning. Around 9:43 a.m., two men entered a convenience store on Killam Drive armed with a knife. They robbed the store and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Shortly afterwards, around 9:55 a.m., one man entered another convenience store on John Street and robbed it at knife point. An undisclosed amount of money was taken there as well. No one was injured in either incident.