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229 Culpable homicide is murder

(a) where the person who causes the death of a human being

(i) means to cause his death, or

(ii) means to cause him bodily harm that he knows is likely to cause his death, and is reckless whether death ensues or not;

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235 (1) Every one who commits first degree murder or second degree murder is guilty of an indictable offence and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life.

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Minnie McGee, a mother of six children, wife to Patrick McGee, (supposedly) poisoned one of her sons, and was convicted accordingly, in the spring of 1912; it was suspected she killed all six of her children too, but was never tried for it. However, instead of being imprisoned, she was put into various facilities designed to rehabilitate mentally ill individuals.

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86 (1) Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons.

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(3) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2)

(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment

(i) in the case of a first offence, for a term not exceeding two years, and

(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, for a term not exceeding five years; or

(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

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Careless use of Firearm leads to arrest, seizure of multiple firearms

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Careless use of Firearm leads to arrest, seizure of multiple firearms

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On January 16th, 2021, at 8:19 PM, the RCMP investigated a discharged fire arm report, consequently leading to the arrest of a Bigney man who attempted to euthanize his dog after he it had bitten several people. In the process of doing so, the bullet had struck another man, aged 21. When the RCMP searched the Bigney man's home, they found and seized 29 long guns, and 9 handguns.

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Pictou County District RCMP have arrested a 46-year-old Bigney man and seized multiple firearms after responding to a complaint of a discharged firearm.

At 8:19 p.m. on January 16, 2021, Pictou County District RCMP responded to a complaint of a discharged firearm, resulting in injury. A 46-year-old man had tried to use a handgun to euthanize his dog, which had bitten several people. The man fired and missed the dog, instead striking a 21-year-old man who was also inside the home.

The accused was arrested on scene and later released on conditions. The 21-year old victim was transported to hospital and released with minor injuries. The dog is alive and has been seized by Animal Control.

As a result of a search of the residence, 29 long guns and 9 handguns were seized.

The investigation is ongoing with assistance from the RCMP Forensic Identification Section (FIS), the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team (NWEST) and Pictou County Bylaw Enforcement Animal Control.

The accused is scheduled to appear virtually in Pictou Provincial Court on March 29, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. to face multiple firearm related offences.

File # 2021-72771

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Careless use of Firearm leads to arrest, seizure of multiple firearms

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Pictou County District RCMP have arrested a 46-year-old Bigney man and seized multiple firearms after responding to a complaint of a discharged firearm. At 8:19 p.m. on January 16, 2021, Pictou County District RCMP responded to a complaint of a discharged firearm, resulting in injury.

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434 Every person who intentionally or recklessly causes damage by fire or explosion to property that is not wholly owned by that person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

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The punishment is an indictable offense and whoever was responsible is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years.

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P.E.I Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson in Charlottetown Apartment Fire 

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P.E.I Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson in Charlottetown Apartment Fire 

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A woman pleaded guilty to provincial charges of arson and disregard of human life following an incident in which three people were injured in an apartment fire. More than 20 people were forced to flee from their home. Three people were injured, one a police offer. All recovered.

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A P.E.I. woman pleaded guilty to arson Thursday, relating to an apartment building fire in which three people were injured.

Grace May Sark, 40, of Murray Harbour pleaded guilty in provincial court to charges of arson and disregard for human life in connection with a fire at a Euston Street apartment building in Charlottetown in April.

More than 20 residents of the building were displaced by the fire. Among the injured was a police officer treated for smoke inhalation. The other two people injured had minor injuries. All three recovered.

Judge Jeff Lantz adjourned sentencing to Dec. 20 to allow for a Gladue report.

Gladue reports are documents created to inform a sentencing judge of the particular circumstances of an Indigenous offender and could include both personal and community histories of colonialism and its ongoing effects.

The reports are named after a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision that requires judges to consider these factors when sentencing Indigenous offenders.

Sark also pleaded guilty to previously failing to attend court. She is not currently being held in custody.

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A P.E.I. woman pleaded guilty to arson Thursday, relating to an apartment building fire in which three people were injured. Grace May Sark, 40, of Murray Harbour pleaded guilty in provincial court to charges of arson and disregard for human life in connection with a fire at a Euston Street apartment building in Charlottetown in April.

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393 (1) Every person whose duty it is to collect a fare, toll, ticket or admission and who intentionally does any of the following

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Guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

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Stolen Cheque Fraud Lands Woman in Jail 

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Stolen Cheque Fraud Lands Woman in Jail 

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A woman from New Haven was involved in a cheque scam was sentenced on August 24th for fraud as well as skipping court. Samantha Lea Sketch, 28, pleaded guilty to both charges before being sentenced to the provincial court in Charlottetown. On April 23, 2019, she and others had stolen cheques roughly worth 1,500 from one individual. They also had stolen credit cards, and was caught on a surveillance camera at Scotia Bank on Grafton Street. The police were only able to arrest her because she was involved in a car accident.

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Samantha Lea Stretch, 28, pleaded guilty to two charges prior to being sentenced in provincial court in Charlottetown. - Terrence McEachern

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A New Haven woman involved in a stolen cheque scheme was sentenced on Aug. 24 for fraud and skipping court.

Samantha Lea Stretch, 28, pleaded guilty to both charges prior to being sentenced in provincial court in Charlottetown.

On April 23, 2019, Stretch and a co-accused had stolen cheques in their possession valued at $1,500 from one individual payable to a second individual. The pair also had a stolen debit card from the second individual whom the cheques were payable. Stretch and the co-accused were caught on a surveillance camera at Scotiabank on Grafton Street in Charlottetown depositing the stolen cheques with the debit card into the second person's account, and then withdrawing the amount.

MacDonald said that Stretch made her first court appearance on this matter on Oct. 31, 2019. She had several other court appearances until March 5, 2020, when she failed to show up. Police were finally able to arrest Stretch when she was involved in a motor vehicle collision.

The co-accused pleaded guilty for his role in the offences and was sentenced to 10-days in jail as well as probation.

Stretch's criminal record dates back to 2015 with offences including theft under $5,000, failures to attend court, mischief and being at large from an intermittent sentence.

Stretch's lawyer Alex Dalton told the court that her client grew up in New Haven and is now back in the community living with her parents. Stretch hasn't been employed for about three years. Dalton said Stretch's main issue is substance abuse, and she spent time last summer receiving treatment for her addictions. Dalton added that she's represented Stretch before, and her client looks better today than she has in the past.

Stretch spoke to the court and said she's been staying clean and rebuilding relationships with her family.

Chief Judge Jeff Lantz sentenced Stretch to seven days in jail for the fraud and another seven days in jail for missing court. She was also sentenced to 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $750 in restitution.
Terrence McEachern is a reporter with the SaltWire Network in Prince Edward Island. Twitter.com/terry_mcn

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Atlantic Canada >News CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A New Haven woman involved in a stolen cheque scheme was sentenced on Aug. 24 for fraud and skipping court. Samantha Lea Stretch, 28, pleaded guilty to both charges prior to being sentenced in provincial court in Charlottetown.

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448

(a) a false coin or false paper money that resembles or is apparently intended to resemble or pass for a current coin or current paper money,

(b) a forged bank-note or forged blank bank-note, whether complete or incomplete,

(c) a genuine coin or genuine paper money that is prepared or altered to resemble or pass for a current coin or current paper money of a higher denomination,

(d) a current coin from which the milling is removed by filing or cutting the edges and on which new milling is made to restore its appearance,

(e) a coin cased with gold, silver or nickel, as the case may be, that is intended to resemble or pass for a current gold, silver or nickel coin, and

(f) a coin or a piece of metal or mixed metals that is washed or coloured by any means with a wash or material capable of producing the appearance of gold, silver or nickel and that is intended to resemble or pass for a current gold, silver or nickel coin; (monnaie contrefaite)

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450
Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse,

(a) buys, receives or offers to buy or receive counterfeit money;

(b) has in their custody or possession counterfeit money; or

(c) introduces counterfeit money into Canada.

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Charlottetown Man Faces Counterfeit Money Charges 

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Following a publication of a news release, Summerside police received a call before 2 PM from a Granville Street business stating that someone had used counterfeit currency. Later, on the 18th, Charlottetown police arrested a man who was likely the same for also using counterfeit currency.

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Police in Summerside have arrested a Charlottetown man they suspect of passing counterfeit currency.

In a news release, Summerside police said they received a call just before 2 p.m. Wednesday from a Granville Street business reporting a man had just passed counterfeit currency. While looking for the suspect police received two other calls, also reporting someone using counterfeit currency and providing a similar description of the suspect.

Police located and arrested a 27-year-old Charlottetown man. They said they seized a significant quantity of suspected counterfeit U.S. and Canadian currency during the arrest.

Police suspect the same man was involved in a similar incident on July 18.

The man was still in custody Thursday morning and scheduled to appear in court in the afternoon to answer to four charges of uttering counterfeit currency, one charge of possession of counterfeit currency, one charge of possession of stolen property and one charge of breach of probation.

All of the suspected counterfeit currency was $100 bills. The U.S. bills had the serial number LB45440078L, and the Canadian bills had the serial number LGQ03229158.

Police are advising any businesses that have received any U.S. or Canadian $100 bills to check for any irregularities.

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Police in Summerside have arrested a Charlottetown man they suspect of passing counterfeit currency. In a news release, Summerside police said they received a call just before 2 p.m. Wednesday from a Granville Street business reporting a man had just passed counterfeit currency.