**** HRP Media Release
Woman arrested for Break and Enter.
Halifax Regional Police has a 29 year old female in custody in relation to a Break and Enter complaint this morning in Halifax.
At approximately 3:41 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to Shadias Pizza located at 2764 Gottingen Street for a Break and Enter in progress. A witness contacted police after hearing a few loud bangs coming from the pizzeria. The female used a cinder block and smashed out the front glass door of the pizzeria and gained enter into the pizzeria. Once inside, the lone female removed the cash register from the counter and placed the cash register inside a large red warming bag which she also stole from the pizzeria. She then fled from the pizzeria and ran south on Gottingen Street.
At 3:53 a.m. officers located and arrested the female suspect hiding in the backyard of 2714 Gottingen Street.
The cash register which contained an undisclosed amount of money and the red pizza warming bag were recovered within the vicinity of where the female suspect was arrested.
The 29 year old female who is a Halifax resident is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court to face charges of:
- Break and Enter
- One count of Breach of Probation
Investigators will attempt to determine if this Break and Enter is related to any other recent Break and Enter incidents.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
