**** RCMP Media Release
West Hants RCMP Detachment charges a man involved in break-in
West Hants RCMP Detachment has charged a man following a break and enter in Windsor.
On January 4, at approximately 9:15 a.m., RCMP officers responded to a break and enter at a residential construction site on Abbey Rd. Officers learned that a Chevrolet Aveo was seen fleeing the area with stolen tools valued at approximately $5,000.
Through the investigation, officers linked the Chevrolet to an address on Smith Rd. in Glooscap First Nation and later observed two people leave in the vehicle at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was attempted, but the driver didn’t pull over. In the interest of public safety, a pursuit was not initiated.
A short time later, another RCMP officer attempted to stop the Chevrolet as it travelled on Hwy. 1. The vehicle came to a stop on West Brooklyn Rd. before fleeing; the officer didn’t pursue the vehicle.
Shortly afterwards, the Aveo was located in a ditch along West Brooklyn Mountain Rd. At the scene, RCMP officers followed two sets of footprints leading from the crash site and located and arrested one of the vehicle’s occupants, 26-year-old Morgan Cynthia Hennigar of Halifax. Hennigar has been charged with Obstructing a Peace Officer and Failure to Comply with Order; she’s due in Windsor Provincial Court on May 15.
From the information gathered, a second person of interest was identified.
On January 27, RCMP officers safety arrested 27-year-old Michael Jody James Paul at a Hantsport residence. He’s facing the following charges:
- Break and Enter and Theft
- Flight from a Peace Officer
- Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance
- Operation While Prohibited
- Failure to Comply with Order (seven counts)
“After identifying Michael Paul on January 4, we continued our efforts to locate and apprehend him,” says Cpl. Travis MacDonald of the West Hants RCMP Detachment. “On two occasions, his vehicle fled from police in a dangerous manner and officers did not pursue it in the interest of public safety. On January 27, investigators organized an operation involving surveillance and RCMP Police Dog Services, which resulted in Paul being safety arrested.”
Paul has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Windsor Provincial Court on January 29.
The investigation is ongoing.
