Wanted Fredericton man located, remanded
City police said last week Timothy Robert Dunphy, 50, was 'arrestable' on several files
A Fredericton man described by city police last week as being wanted in connection with several investigations is in custody and facing a long list of charges from two different policing agencies.
The Fredericton Police Force issued an advisory through social media Nov. 28 about Timothy Robert Dunphy, reporting he was "arrestable on several police files."
Officers were seeking tips from the public on his whereabouts.
In the days since issuing that alert, the police force removed the social media post, but there had been no word about Dunphy’s status.
However, he turned up on the Fredericton provincial court docket this week.
Dunphy, 50, of Victory Avenue in Fredericton, appeared in court by video conference Thursday from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre, scheduled to go through a bail hearing.
He faces RCMP charges alleging he broke into a detached garage belonging to Steven Basque, stealing Basque’s 2023 Can-Am all-terrain vehicle, possessing that stolen ATV, impaired driving, dangerous driving and causing property damage to Basque’s garage door, all in Maugerville on Sept. 14.
Dunphy is also charged by the Fredericton Police Force with subsequent alleged crimes.
He’s charged with stealing an electric bike worth less than $5,000 belonging to Princess Auto on Oct. 23; possessing a stolen 2009 Ford Fusion belonging to Robert Donald Moorcraft, dangerous driving and fleeing from police on Nov. 23; causing property damage to a cable and lock belonging to the southside Kent Building Supplies store and stealing tools belonging to Napa Auto Parts, both on Nov. 25.
Duty counsel Gerald Pugh said the defendant was seeking to adjourn his bail hearing briefly, asking for it to be set over to Friday so he could arrange for a witness to testify on his behalf.
Judge Natalie LeBlanc granted the adjournment as requested.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.