**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP arrest three after home invasion in Hacketts Cove
Halifax District RCMP have arrested and charged three people after responding to a report of a home invasion in Hacketts Cove.
Friday evening, May 21, 2021, just after 8:30 p.m., members of the Tantallon Detachment were called to Adams Dr. in Hacketts Cove reporting a man and two women had broken into a home. Police were advised that the man had a firearm and had threatened to shoot the occupants of the home before fleeing with the two women in separate vehicles.
Police located the vehicles on Peggy’s Cove Rd., a short distance from the scene and conducted separate traffic stops. The man was arrested and found in possession of a loaded starter pistol, as well as a quantity of illegal drugs. The women were located driving a vehicle that had previously been reported stolen in Halifax, on May 17.
John Eric Malcom, 28, of Halifax, has been charged with the following:
- Robbery
- Breaking and Entering with Intent
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Pointing a Firearm (2 counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Discharging a Firearm with Intent
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
Amanda Joan Panagapko, 26, of Halifax, has been charged with the following:
- Breaking and Entering with Intent
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Theft Over $5000
- Mischief
- Breach of Probation
Kyrley Alexa Jane Rogers, 26, of Halifax, has been charged with the following:
- Robbery
- Breaking and Entering with Intent
- Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000
- Breach of Probation
All have been remanded into custody, and are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
