District 2 RCMP is investigating an incident of mischief that
caused extensive damage to a vehicle travelling on the Trans-Canada
Highway in Oromocto.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. on April 26, 2012, District 2 RCMP
responded to a call of a car striking a large rock on the highway. It's
believed the rock, which was approximately 12 inches tall, was
deliberately placed in the middle of the eastbound lane of the highway
between Exit 301 and Exit 303. Police found other similar sized boulders
on the shoulder of the road in the same area. The car sustained
extensive damage and had to be towed away. The driver, the lone
occupant of the car, was not injured.
District 2 RCMP is asking for the public's help with information
about this incident. Anyone who may have been travelling in the area
and saw an individual or group of individuals near the pedestrian
tunnel, that runs underneath the highway, connecting Pioneer and
D'Amours Streets in Oromocto is asked to contact RCMP at 506-357-4300 or
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
