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**** HRP Media Release Police charge two adults and three youths in relation to an assault in Halifax — NOTE: Identifying a person being dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act may be grounds for a charge of breaching the publication ban. — Two adults and three youths have been charged for an assault...

**** HRP Media Release Update on Gottingen Street fatality On February 28 at approximately 7 p.m., officers responded to an injured person that was found lying on the roadway near Gottingen Street and Bloomfield Street. EHS arrived and rendered first aid to a 40-year-old woman and then transported her to the hospital where she later...

Weekly Traffic Advisories (7 Mar)  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 **** Municipal Release Traffic Delay – Almon Street Location: Almon Street, from Windsor to Gladstone streets Date: Tuesday...

**** NS Gov Release More Funding for Transition Houses, Addressing Intimate Partner Violence –—————————–————————— The government is taking action to address the epidemic of intimate partner violence with a new $23.7-million funding commitment to transition houses. “An epidemic-level response means working together to support victims, survivors, families and communities, and no one understands how best...

**** HRP Media Release New arrest in Devon Sinclair Marsman homicide A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the homicide of Devon Sinclair Marsman. On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 7:35 a.m., 40-year-old Mark Douglas Robert Doyle was arrested and charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Doyle will...

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred earlier this week in Halifax. On March 4 at approximately 10:05 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man with a knife in the 2300 block of Hunter Street in Halifax. Two people were walking to their vehicle...

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with sexual assault A man working as a massage therapist in Halifax has been charged with sexual assault. On December 9, 2024, police received a report of a sexual assault that had occurred in Lacewood by a massage therapist during an appointment. Sergii Kozub, 43, is scheduled to...

**** RCMP Media Release Nova Scotia RCMP collaborates on national Project STEEL targeting online child sexual exploitation offenders Between February 17 and 28, Nova Scotia RCMP worked with provincial policing partners to participate in Project STEEL by executing search warrants targeting online child sexual exploitation offenders with a goal of safeguarding children. Multiple people were...

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment arrests two people and seizes cocaine RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment (HRD) Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) has arrested two people and executed a search warrant in Dartmouth. On February 27, in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation, RCMP HRD SCEU officers, with the assistance of RCMP...

**** RCMP Media Release Update: Missing man located deceased The 94-year-old man who was reported missing March 2 in New Edinburgh has been located deceased. His death is not believed to be suspicious in nature. Meteghan RCMP appreciated partnership with Clare Ground Search & Rescue and the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables during this...