Police investigate Robbery
**** HRP Media Release Police investigate Robbery Halifax Regional Police are investigating a robbery that occurred this afternoon in Dartmouth. At 4:41 p.m. on May 30, 2020, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Irving Circle K Gas Station located at 10 Highfield Park Drive. A male entered the...
Statement from the family of Master Corporal Matthew Cousins
**** Statement from the family of Master Corporal Matthew Cousins National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces On April 29, 2020 Matthew Cousins was tragically taken from us during a NATO exercise in the Ionian sea while serving aboard the H.M.C.S Fredericton. Matthew’s career in the Canadian Armed Forces spanned 26 years. His...
Police charge man with weapons offences
**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with weapons offences Police have charged a man with weapons offences in relation to an incident that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 3:05 p.m., police responded to a report of a man in possession of a firearm on Hartlen Avenue in Halifax. Officers took a man...
Police seek susoect after gas station robbed by knife wielding man
**** HRP Media Release Police seek susoect after gas station robbed by knife wielding man At 02:56 a.m., Halifax Regional Police were dispatched to 389 Bedford Highway, Halifax, the Birch Cove Irving, for a robbery in progress. Suspect used a knife in the commission of the offence. No injuries. Suspect described as a white male...
(Found) Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing 80-year-old Flemming Heights man
**** HRP Media Release Update: Mr. HULL has been safely located. Thank you to everyone for your assistance in getting this information out to the public. ...
HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located
**** DND Media Release HMCS Fredericton personnel and Stalker 22 located National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces In the early morning of May 27, 2020, a combined Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and United States Navy (USN) search and recovery team arrived at the CH-148 Cyclone crash site, which is approximately 220 nautical miles east of Catania, Sicily. The REMORA III...
RCMP investigating two serious incidents in Southwestern Nova Scotia
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigating two serious incidents in Southwestern Nova Scotia The RCMP’s Southwest Nova Major Crimes Unit (MCU) is investigating two incidents that occurred in Kings and Hants Counties on May 24, including a homicide and a home invasion. During the early morning hours on May 24, two residents fled their home...
Man arrested for assault with a weapon
**** RCMP Media Release Man arrested for assault with a weapon Halifax District RCMP arrested a 21-year-old man following an assault with a weapon in Cole Harbour on May 26. At approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to an assault that occurred near a business on Cole Harbour Rd. A 26-year-old man was approached by an...
Police seek suspects after man sprayed with bear spray in Dartmouth
**** HRP Media Release On May 26, 2020 at 7:18 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a man that had been sprayed with a sensory irritant in the 40-50 block of King St in Dartmouth. The man did not require medical treatment. There were four persons in the group of suspects but...
Police investigating stabbing
**** HRP Media Release Police investigating stabbing Police are investigating a report of a stabbing that occurred on a bus in Halifax earlier this week. At approximately 7 p.m. on May 24 police received a report of an assault that had just occurred on a Halifax Transit bus, involving two men and a...