A thief armed with a knife robbed a pharmacy in Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. At about 1:45 p.m., the culprit entered the pharmacy located in the 100 block of Portland Street, where he threatened staff with a knife and demanded all the narcotics in the pharmacy. Staff complied and the male fled on foot. There were no injuries during the incident. Responding officers arrested the alleged culprit nearby. He will be charged with robbery. The stolen items from the pharmacy were Read more…
A 26-year-old man robbed a cigarettes from a convenience store on Highfield Park Drive in Dartmouth early Saturday morning. Shortly before 1 a.m., the suspect entered a convenience store in the 100 block of Highfield Park Drive and asked the clerk for cigarettes. When the clerk asked the male how he was going to pay, he jumped up on the counter and yelled at the clerk for her to put the cigarettes in a bag an not to press any buttons. The clerk complied, after which the suspect took the Read more…
About 200,000 contraband cigarettes were seized when the RCMP executed a search warrant at a property on Privilege Road in Ellershouse, West Hants on Thursday. The cigarettes were stored in 1,000 small plastic bags, which contained about 200 illegally manufactured cigarettes per bag. It is believed the cigarettes came from the Province of Quebec to be distributed throughout Nova Scotia. A 73-year-old Dartmouth man is facing charges under the Federal Excise Act and the Provincial Read more…
Halifax Regional Police are asking citizens to take steps to reduce the risk of break and enters this summer. With the summer quickly approaching, people will start travelling and will be leaving their homes unattended. Warmer weather also leads to people leaving windows open. Both situations create opportunities for would-be criminals. To help reduce the risk, police have the following crime prevention tips. While away: Have mail and newspapers collected. Arrange to have grass Read more…
Sarge the Police Horse and police officers will all get hair cuts this weekend as part of Hair for Heroes. The horse and our officers will get their “manes shaved” to show support for the Daniel McLellan Memorial Fund, which assists families in Atlantic Canada with children suffering from leukemia. Daniel passed away in 2004 at just over four months old after losing his battle with cancer. This is the fifth year for the event and it is special for Halifax Regional Police – Read more…
The males were assaulted and robbed in the stairwell of an apartment building on Jackson Road in Dartmouth on Thursday evening. The victims were in the stairwell at about 6:20 p.m. when they were confronted by three other males. One of the victims was struck in the head with a tire iron, a second was hit with a fire extinguisher. The third was not injured. The suspects took a knapsack containing personal items from the victims then fled the area. The three suspects – two adult males and a Read more…
A Stellarton man was walking his dog in a wooded area near the west end of town late Thursday morning when came across what appeared to be human skeletal remains. He immediately called Stellarton Police from his cellphone. Police officers attended the scene and were later assisted by Westville Police, a New Glasgow Police forensic identification officer and members of the Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Unit. The scene has been secured and police are awaiting the arrival of an Read more…
Two thieves robbed a man of his backpack in Dartmouth Early Wednesday morning. At about 12:30 a.m., a 30-year-old male was walking in the area of Caledonia Road and Sheiling Lane when he was approached by two black males. One of the males said “up the bag”, which the victim understood to mean give up his backpack. He turned over the backpack and culprits left the area. The backpack contained a laptop computer, a wallet with personal items, medication and books. The only Read more…
Halifax Regional Police are advising residents in Bedford about a suspicious man and two recent break and enters. On May 20, there were two reports of residential break and enters in the Bedford area. On that same day there were also reports of a man going to homes, knocking on doors and asking the residents for directions. There is no information to link the man to the break and enters but his behaviour is suspicious to police. The man is described at being in his late 30′s or early Read more…
A twenty-eight-year-old Halifax woman faces child pornography charges as a result of a search conducted this morning by members of the Halifax Regional Police/RCMP Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. Members of the unit executed a search warrant just after 6 a.m. at a Harlington Crescent residence, seizing a quantity of evidence, including a computer. Kristin Rae Sheffer of Halifax was arrested without incident following the search. She has been charged with accessing, Read more…
