A New Take On The Estabrooks Scandal

Political leverage and a high-powered lawyer -- not police ineptitude -- were the key factors that allowed disgraced former Saint John Police Officer Ken Estabrooks to continue his abuses against children for so long....that's the theory being put forward by blogger and amateur historian Ron Jack. 

Jack tells Tide News he's done some digging into council minutes and other documents....and found the council of the day was intimidated by Estabrooks and his lawyer Rodman E. Logan.

He says know Mr. Estabrooks knew what he was doing saying he brought a gun to a knife fight and he was intimidating city council.

Jack says pinning all the blame for the continuation of Estabrook's abuses on then-police chief Eric Ferguson overly simplifies the complex political game Estabrooks was playing.

More Power Outages For Charlotte County

It's Deja Vu' for many of those in Charlotte County.

Over 3000 homes and businesses are in the dark province wide.

Earlier this afternoon,  over 1000 of those were in the Pennfield area alone. That number has now gone down to a few hundred.

NB Power says they expect more outages in the weeks to come because of ice melting from trees, and those trees standing back up and hitting the lines.

Police Warn Drivers To Slow Down On Water-Covered Roads

Rain on snow covered or snow-packed roads are making for a messy drive in some spots today.    

And if that's not enough, there is water pooling on the roads that are clear and flooding may become an issue.

Ice is also falling from trees, homes and buildings onto vehicles and people as the temperature goes up.   
Be very careful where you are walking and driving today.



Local police warning drivers to take it slow on highways. Callers to our News Tips Line (466-2222) say waters are rising on the Waweig Bridge, on the Oak Bay Causeway, and by Dennis Stream.

The RCMP also tweeting a warning that Highway 7 between Oromocto and Saint John is very slippery and they recommend motorists slow down and drive with extreme caution.

Tanya Shand's Death A Shock For The Community

The murder of 33-year-old Tanya Shand last year sent shockwaves throughout the community and has made a lasting impact on the local police department.

That's according to Rothesay Regional Police Chief Stephen McIntyre who tells Tide News a lot of resources have since been poured into increasing domestic violence education and awareness in the K-V.

He says the officers are well trained on how to respond to intimate partner violence calls.

He says as a officer you don't go and handle the quick fix for the incident in front of you.  

He says you also looks for signs that this may have happened in the past and for any signs the victim might be in danger in the future.

Shand was killed by her common-law partner last May.