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A Busy Night for HPFF – Two Structure Fires Kept Firefighters On The Move

Amazing work! **** Via Halifax Professional Firefighters A Busy Night for HPFF Halifax Professional Fire Fighters responded to two working fires overnight, just hours apart. Quick action from our members stopped fire from spreading to nearby homes and led to the rescue of a trapped occupant. At 11:53 PM, Station 18 (Westphal) arrived within 9...

Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a suspect involved in a weapons incident last month

**** HRP Media Release Police request public assistance identifying suspect Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a suspect involved in a weapons incident last month. On February 28, officers responded to the 2100 block of Amalamek Way in Halifax. At approximately 2:45 a.m., a man was in a parking lot when he was...

Ongoing fraud investigation results in charges by Colchester County District RCMP / Victoria County District RCMP charge man with 22 new offences after break and enter, threats

**** RCMP Media Release Ongoing fraud investigation results in charges by Colchester County District RCMP Colchester County District RCMP has charged a man in relation to an ongoing fraud investigation involving direct sales of home security and monitoring, and officers believe there may be more victims. Between January 2024 and February 2025, Colchester County District...

ALERT CANCELLED: Subject in custody

Alert update ALERT CANCELLED: Subject in custody RCMP officers have safely arrested the man who had barricaded himself inside a home. There is no longer a need for residents to seek shelter or stay inside. – **** RCMP Media Release RCMPNS has taken the man into custody safely. The emergency alert is now cancelled. There...

(Update) DANGEROUS PERSON with firearm inside residence. RCMP responding – Wagmatcook

Alert update ALERT CANCELLED: Subject in custody RCMP officers have safely arrested the man who had barricaded himself inside a home. There is no longer a need for residents to seek shelter or stay inside. – **** RCMP Media Release RCMPNS has taken the man into custody safely The emergency alert is now cancelled. There...

Colchester County District RCMP has charged a Truro man with drug trafficking offences

**** RCMP Media Release Colchester County District RCMP charges man after search warrant executions Colchester County District RCMP has charged a Truro man with drug trafficking offences. On March 7, the Colchester County District RCMP Community Action Team executed search warrants at a residence in Truro Heights and a storage facility in Truro in connection...

(Update) Traffic Advisory via HRP – Bayers Rd

Traffic Advisory via HRP Update The area of Bayers Road from Windsor Street to Connolly Street as well as Oxford Street from Liverpool Street to Edgewood Avenue is now reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. – Traffic Advisory via HRP Police are assisting Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency in relation to a gas leak in...

CBSA and RCMP seize over 100K in counterfeit Canadian currency

**** RCMP Media Release CBSA and RCMP seize over 100K in counterfeit Canadian currency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Atlantic Region and the Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section are investigating the seizure of more than $100,000 in counterfeit Canadian currency. On January 9, CBSA officers at Mirabel International Airport in Quebec intercepted a...

RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged a man who uttered threats and barricaded himself in a home in Tangier

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charges one man after threats allegations RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged a man who uttered threats and barricaded himself in a home in Tangier. On March 10 at approximately 1:56 pm, police were called to a home in the 15000 block of Hwy. 7 and learned that a man...

Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred yesterday in downtown Halifax

**** HRP Media Release Police arrest one man and continue to investigate a robbery in Halifax Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred yesterday in downtown Halifax. On March 10 at approximately 9:40 a.m., officers responded to a robbery in progress at Crystal’s Convenience store, located at 1268 Hollis Street in Halifax. Two men...