Police investigate break and enters in Dartmouth
**** HRP Media Release Police investigate break and enters in Dartmouth On September 28 at approximately 7:30 a.m. police received a report of two break and enters that had occurred at that location. The suspect(s) forced entry in the business sometime overnight and took a quantity of cash. The incident is in the early stages...
(Found) Missing youth: Help the RCMP find Kane Pictou-Barclay
**** RCMP Media Release Update: Missing youth located The 15-year-old youth reported missing today has been located and is safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for the shares and retweets...
Premier Delivers Apology, Sets Course for Fundamental Change in Public Safety
**** PREMIER’S OFFICE Media Release Premier Delivers Apology, Sets Course for Fundamental Change in Public Safety—————————————————————–Every Nova Scotian should feel safe, protected and well served by our public institutions, but many do not.The Black Lives Matter movement in Nova Scotia and around the world has brought to the forefront the systemic failures of our current...
Amherst Man Sentenced for Animal Cruelty
**** NS SPCA Release Amherst Man Sentenced for Animal Cruelty Reginald Evans, 63, of Amherst, has been sentenced for animal cruelty under the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia. In October 2019, Evans was charged for failing to provide adequate medical attention, contrary to section 22 (b) of the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia...
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Bedford early this morning
**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Bedford early this morning. At approximately 4 a.m. police responded to a robbery at the Irving gas station at 389 Bedford Highway. Two men entered the store and demanded cash and cigarettes. The suspects took a quantity of cash and...
Police charge man with attempted murder and four robberies
**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with attempted murder and four robberies Police have charged a man with attempted murder in relation to an incident that occurred in Halifax last November as well as four robberies that occurred in Dartmouth this month. On September 25, members of the patrol division and General...
Single-use plastic bag ban starts in October
**** CNS Release Single-use plastic bag ban The Plastic Bags Reduction Act takes effect on 30 October 2020. That means businesses will no longer be able to provide single-use plastic shopping bags at the checkout. We’re banning single-use plastic bags to encourage waste reduction at the source and to help keep plastic out of our...
Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred this morning in Halifax. At 12:01 AM on September 28th, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Bluenose Market, located at 28 Titus St, in Halifax. A man entered the store and produced a knife and then demanded the...
RCMP is asking for assistance from the public to locate 35-year-old Matthew Simon Harrie
**** RCMP Media Release Colchester County District RCMP is asking for assistance from the public to locate 35-year-old Matthew Simon Harrie, who is missing from the Wittenburg area in Colchester County. He was last seen September 20 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Harrie is described as white, with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5-foot-10...
(Update) Missing person found deceased, homicide investigation ongoing
**** RCMP Media Release Update: Missing person found deceased, homicide investigation ongoing The 26-year-old man who was reported missing on September 27 has been located deceased. The remains were located on September 29 near the intersection of Saunders Rd. and Raynardton Rd. in Yarmouth County. The death of Colton James Cook is considered by police...