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Two women were arrested on Tuesday evening after RCMP officers seized 250 grams of crack cocaine during a search of a residence in the Digby, Nova Scotia area. A 29-year-old woman from Dartmouth and a 27-year-old woman from Digby will appear in court at a later date to face drug trafficking charges The investigation is ongoing and more charges are Read more…
A 19-year-old woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in an attack by two coyotes on Cape Breton Island Tuesday afternoon. At 3:15 p.m., Cheticamp RCMP received a 911 call that a lone hiker was being attacked by two coyotes on the Skyline Trail in Cape Breton Highland National Park. Upon arrival at the scene, the Mounties found a 19-year-old female in serious condition. She was airlifted to a hospital in Halifax for medical attention but later died. RCMP have since released Read more…
A bomb threat was received at a school in Inverness County, Nova Scotia on Tuesday morning. At 11 a.m., a bomb threat was received at Inverness Education Academy. The school was evacuated for the day pending the outcome of the RCMP investigation. Two male young offenders have been arrested and are in police custody in relation to this matter. Although it is believed the threat was a hoax, RCMP Police Dog Services conducted a search of the school and did not find any evidence of Read more…
A Halifax man was arrested and faces child porn charges after police discovered evidence during a search conducted at a Halifax residence this morning Members of the HRP/RCMP Integrated Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit executed a search warrant just after 6 a.m. at a residence on Sunnybrae Avenue. A quantity of evidence was seized including two computers, an external hard drive, memory sticks and numerous CDs. Forty-two-year-old Peter James Dominix of Halifax was arrested without Read more…
The RCMP are currently investigating the sudden death of an Indian Brook man. At 8:22 this morning police received a 911 call reporting a dead male at a residence in Indian Brook. Upon arrival, police found the body of a 45-year-old man. Identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The matter is currently under Read more…
The RCMP have charged 20-year-old Josh Sanford of Cornwallis Park, Annapolis County with three counts of arson. The fires occurred between the July 7 and September 9 in the vicinity of the Old Post Rd. in Smith’s Cove, Digby County. Mr. Sanford will appear in Digby Provincial Court on December Read more…
Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP are investigating the death of a woman discovered in Dartmouth on Saturday morning. At about 11:15 a.m., a person visited an apartment in the 0-100 block of Roleika Drive in Dartmouth to check on a resident at that location. Upon arrival, the visitor discovered an unresponsive female as well as an injured man in the apartment. The female victim, who has been identified as 49-year-old Roxanne Page of Dartmouth, was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more…
Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP have issued a warning about a fraudster targeting seafood wholesalers. A local company has reported being contacted by a man claiming to represent another wholesale company in Montreal. The individual places a large order and deposits a cheque into the company’s account. The product is then shipped and delivered before the cheque is returned for not having sufficient funds. Halifax Regional Police would like to remind citizens to make sure that when Read more…
The RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has executed a search warrant at former Bishop Raymond Lahey’s residence in Sydney. The search was conducted this morning, two days after the Mounties executed search warrants at Lahey’s residence and office in Antigonish. The searches were conducted as a result of information obtained from the Ottawa Police Service in September and a subsequent follow up investigation in Nova Scotia. On September 25, Ottawa’s ICE Unit charged Read more…
The RCMP have laid charges against two individuals in the death of a newborn baby boy in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Twenty-four-year-old Amanda Lynne Oickle of Liverpool is charged with failing to obtain assistance in childbirth and concealing the body of a child. Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Gary Cunningham also of Liverpool is charged with one count of concealing the body of a child. Both were scheduled to appear in Bridgewater court today at 9:30 a.m. On Monday, October 12, Ms. Oickle Read more…
