Police seeking information after shots fired in North Preston
**** RCMP Media Release Police seeking information after shots fired in North Preston The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division is seeking information in relation to shots fired in North Preston. This morning, at approximately 4:05 a.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment and Halifax Regional Police Dog Services responded to a report of shots fired near the...
Statement from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers: More Than 55,000 Postal Workers on Strike
**** Via CUPW STRIKE ON FRIDAY: Here’s What You Need to Know On the morning of Tuesday, November 12, your National Executive Board issued a 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post for both the Rural Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) and Urban Operations bargaining units. The National Executive Board has decided that a nationwide strike of...
Advance Polls for the Provincial General Election Begin Tomorrow
**** Elections NS Release 42nd Provincial General Election Advance Polls for the Provincial General Election Begin Tomorrow Advance polls for the provincial general election will open tomorrow, Saturday, November 16. Advance polls will run from Saturday, November 16 to Saturday, November 23. This means more early voting locations available to voters in Nova Scotia. Early...
(Update) Officers are executing a search warrant, in relation to an ongoing drugs and firearms investigation, at a home near Hwy 2 in Enfield
**** Via RCMP Update – Hwy. 2 has reopened. – Officers are executing a search warrant, in relation to an ongoing drugs and firearms investigation, at a home near Hwy 2 in Enfield. The highway is closed between Alderney Dr and White Rd. At this time, there’s no risk to public safety. Expect an increased...
Low Water Levels at Lake Major Require Water Conservation Measures
**** Info via Halifax Water Low Water Levels at Lake Major Require Water Conservation Measures A prolonged period of low precipitation has resulted in lower-than-normal water levels in Lake Major. Lake Major is the water supply that serves the communities of Dartmouth, Burnside, Cole Harbour, Westphal, North Preston and Eastern Passage (see map for affected...
Frontline RCMP officers in Nova Scotia being issued body-worn cameras
**** RCMP Media Release Frontline RCMP officers in Nova Scotia being issued body-worn cameras Starting this month, as part of the RCMP’s national deployment, the Nova Scotia RCMP will begin issuing body-worn cameras (BWCs) to officers across the province. The cameras will be issued to 600 Nova Scotia RCMP officers in a phased approach over...
SIRT Concludes Investigation into Serious Injuries Sustained During Arrest
**** SiRT Release SIRT Concludes Investigation into Serious Injuries Sustained During Arrest The Director of the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) found no reasonable grounds to believe a member of the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP) committed a criminal offence in connection with serious injuries sustained by an adult male during arrest. On July 22...
Victoria County District RCMP seize firearm after residential break and enter / Annapolis District RCMP seize firearms during search warrant execution
**** RCMP Media Release Victoria County District RCMP seize firearm after residential break and enter Victoria County District RCMP has charged a man with twenty offences and seized a firearm after a break and enter. On November 11, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at...
West Hants RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant
**** RCMP Media Release Man wanted on province-wide arrest warrant West Hants RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Gregory Leonard Tilley, 50, from Windsor, is wanted and facing the following charges: Uttering Threats Criminal Harassment Fail to Comply with an Order (x3) Tilley is described...
HRP is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who approached a boy in Halifax / RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment charges a man with Aggravated Assault
**** HRP Media Release Police investigate suspicious circumstance Halifax Regional Police is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who approached a boy yesterday in Halifax. On November 12 officers responded to a report of a woman who approached a 10-year-old boy after he got off a school bus at approximately 3:30 p.m...