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Man charged with assaulting a police officer

Tara Clow October 3, 2023 12:40 pm Last Updated on February 8, 2026 12:24 pm

A police officer suffered minor injuries after an assault in front of RCMP headquarters in Moncton.

Officers conducting patrols at around 5:40 a.m. on September 24 noticed a suspicious man on Main Street.

When they approached, the man allegedly charged at them with a crowbar and smashed the police vehicle.

Several other RCMP officers helped to de-escalate the situation and the man was arrested.

A 40-year-old Moncton man is charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon, and mischief to property under $5,000.

He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on October 11 for a bail hearing.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.