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**** RCMP Media Release Five Islands man arrested on sexual assault and child pornography charges The RCMP’s Provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has arrested a Five Islands man for child pornography offences. On July 30, the RCMP’s ICE Unit searched a home in Five Islands. Assistance was provided by the RCMP’s Digital Forensic Services […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man in homicide Investigators have charged Richard George Willis, 62, of Truro, with first degree murder (update via HRP) and break and enter in relation to the homicide of Eleanor Noreen Harding, 85, who was found deceased in her Dartmouth home earlier this month. At approximately 11:12 a.m. on […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Two New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– As of today, July 31, Nova Scotia has two active cases of COVID-19. Two new cases were identified on Thursday, July 30. The new cases are in the Central Zone and are Nova Scotians who travelled outside Canada. The individuals have been in self-isolation since […]
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**** SiRT Media Release No Charges Against RCMP Officer ————————————————————– The province’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) released its report today regarding an allegation of domestic assault committed by a female member of the RCMP. On March 16, 2020, SiRT was contacted by the RCMP after an adult male, the Affected Party (AP) contacted an […]
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****TRANSPORTATION Media Release New Weekly Traffic Advisories (Updated daily) Note: Each week the local listings are expanded and updated. During the week new and updated tasks are added. Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid. HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Bedford Bypass A repaving project is taking […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for stunting. Police have charged a man for driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit yesterday in Dartmouth. At approximately 10:05 a.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 111 at […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man in two sexual assaults Police have charged a man in relation to two sexual assaults that occurred in Halifax. In June, police received reports from two separate victims who had been sexually assaulted by a man on separate occasions between March 2018 and June 2020 at […]
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**** HRP Media Release ROBBERY AT ROBIE STREET SHELL GAS/NEEDS CONVENIENCE At 10:49 p.m., Halifax Regional Police were dispatched to 5450 Inglis Street, Halifax, the Irving Gas Station, for a robbery in progress. Suspect indicated he had a firearm during the commission of the offence. No injuries. Suspect described as a white male, believed to […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Help Pictou RCMPNS find a stolen truck Between 11 p.m. on July 27 and 7 a.m. on July 28, a pickup truck was stolen from the driveway of a home on Hamilton Rd. in Pictou County. The truck is a black 2006 Ford Ranger 4 x 4, with Nova Scotia license […]
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**** HRP Media Release Human Trafficking Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline The hotline offers a confidential, multilingual service, operating to connect victims and survivors of forced prostitution and forced labour with social services and/or law enforcement in communities across Canada. Call 1.833.900.1010, 24 hours a day/7 days per week. Reporting human trafficking If you witness suspicious activity you think […]
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