One man is in custody after bystanders chased down a mugger in Fredericton on Saturday morning. Police say a man stole money from a woman in the King Street area if the provincial capital shortly before 1am. The man attempted to flee the scene but bystanders who witnessed the incident were able to chase down the suspect and detain the man until police arrived. The suspect has been charged with robbery and remains in police custody.
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Three Men and Two Dogs Nearly Drown in Oromocto Accident
Three people and two dogs narrowly escaped drowning after their vehicle overturned in a ditch full ow water near Oromocto on Friday. Fire fighters responded to the scene on Wilsey Road in Rusagonis around 1:30am and found the vehicle overturned and submerged in two -to-three feet of water. Two men was able to escape the vehicle and call for help but another man and a pair of golden retrievers had to be rescued with the jaws of life. Fire officials tell the CBC that their was only about a foot an half of space left in the vehicle for the occupants to lift their heads up and breathe. All three occupants were taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia.