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A Cry for Help: Inmates Tell of Red Flags Leading to Deaths at Clarenville Correctional
Inmates and those close to inmates at the Clarenville Correctional Centre have been reaching out in recent weeks following the deaths of two young women at the facility. VOCM News has received informa...
Jun 05, 2018
Stray Dog Back on the Streets as a Cop
A local neighbourhood stray hit the big time after being spotted at the city's Humane Services by an RCMP Sergeant. Luke, a Labrador retriever cross, who started his life wandering in a St. John's nei...
Mar 22, 2018
Extensive Search Fails to Produce Evidence in Cortney Lake Homicide
Despite a massive effort, an extensive search of the old Smallwood Farm property near Bellevue Beach has failed to turn up evidence related to the Cortney Lake homicide. Search efforts clewing up now ...
Dec 02, 2017
New Information In Lake Homicide Leads to Massive Search Near Bellevue Beach
The RNC say new information is what has led to a massive new search near the Bellevue Beach area today. Some 50 or so searchers are scouring the Smallwood Farms property in connection with the ongoing...
Dec 01, 2017
RNC says Smith Currently Sole Suspect in Cortney Lake Homicide
The RNC have confirmed that Philip Smith is the only suspect at this time in the homicide of Cortney Lake, a young Mount Pearl woman, who was last seen getting into his pickup on June 7. Inspector Tom...
Nov 14, 2017
Philip Smith, Former Boyfriend of Cortney Lake, Found Dead
The RNC has concluded an intensive search effort in the Bellevue Beach area today in the wake of the passing of Philip Smith, an ex-boyfriend of Cortney Lake, a young woman who went missing from Mount...
Nov 01, 2017
Cortney Lake Disappearance Now Considered Homicide: RNC
The RNC say the case surrounding the disappearance of Cortney Lake is now being investigated as a homicide, and they have identified people of interest. New images captured on a dash cam show Lake get...
Oct 30, 2017
Smith Admits Picking Up Cortney Lake the Evening She Went Missing
The ex-boyfriend of murder victim Cortney Lake appeared in Provincial Court this morning via video conference, and has acknowledged having contact with her the evening that she went missing. Lake was ...
Aug 09, 2017
RNC Search Home in Ongoing Investigation
The RNC began a search of a property in the city's east end this afternoon. RNC will only say that it's in relation to an ongoing police investigation.a Officers entered a home on Alice Drive off Hunt...
Jun 28, 2017
"We Will Not Give Up Until You Come Home": Aunt's Message to Missing Woman
Vigils will take place in three locations this evening for Cortney Lake, the young woman who has been missing from the metro region for over a week. The 24-year-old Mount Pearl woman was last seen on ...
Jun 16, 2017
