SJ Police Chief Thinks 2 Murder Investigations Will Close In 2013

 With the dawn of a new year, progress is being made in two high-profile murder investigations in Saint John.

Police Chief Bill Reid tells Tide News the February 14, 2012 death of Serena Perry is now in the hands of the Crown, and her family is being kept in the loop. He says, "Rightly so, people will want answers, and they will want answers about what took place in an institution or facility, or in the hospital." Ried says Perry's death wasn't reported in the usual manner. "We didn't recieve a phone call right away. And when we did recieve a phone call to our Public Safety Communications Centre, it was in terms that the hospital couldn't find the next of kin and asked us to do a death notification."

Further, he says he expects an arrest to be made in the murder of Richard Oland by the end of the year. "They have everything that they need, at this point, to what I believe, can produce a case to go to court."
Reid says the wheels of justice can move slowly, but it's key to get all the facts in order.

Ski Instructor Dies After Collision At Crabbe

Jason Crawford, the general manager of the Crabbe Mountain ski hill, is giving details about the death of a skier this week.

He tells Tide News the name of the 62-year-old man who died Tuesday has not been released, but he says he was a ski school instructor at the hill, which is located 30 kilometers northwest of Fredericton.

Crawford says the collision between the instructor and a teenage girl happened on a relatively flat, and wide area at the bottom of the hill and that weather conditions were excellent. He says the man was not instructing at the time and both he and the girl were wearing helmets.He adds that members of the ski patrol, and a paramedic and doctor who were skiing, were able to reach the injured within minutes.

Crawford says the staff are very close to each other and they are having a hard time dealing with the loss. A grief counsellor is working with the staff.
 
The teenage girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries.