(Update) Truro MISSING CHILD Updated as of May 12, 2020
**** Truro Police Release MISSING CHILD Updated as of May 12, 2020- 3:00pm Today, May 12, 2020, search commanders from Colchester Ground Search and Rescue, and incident commanders and investigators from the Truro Police Service met with the parents and family members of Dylan. The family was provided with an overview of the...
(Found) Missing person located
**** RCMP Media Release Missing person located The 27-year-old who was reported missing from Lyons Brook, Pictou County on May 12 has been located and is safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and retweets on social media...
Woman rescued from water thanks to quick action by first responders
**** RCMP Media Release Woman rescued from water thanks to quick action by first responders Queens District RCMP members responded to a call of a submerged vehicle and their efforts to rescue a woman likely saved a life. On May 10 at 10:20 a.m., RCMP was dispatched to a call of a pickup truck that...
Funding Supports Environmental Clean Up at Mill Site
**** PREMIER’S OFFICE Media Release Funding Supports Environmental Clean Up at Mill Site —————————————————————- Now that the Northern Pulp mill has stopped discharging wastewater into Boat Harbour, Nova Scotians expect the remainder of the shutdown of the mill site to be completed in a way that is safe and protects the environment. Government owns the...
(Caught) Tyqwan Jacardo Downey wanted by police on province-wide warrant
**** RCMP Media Release Tyqwan Jacardo Downey wanted by police on province-wide warrant ** Update: Man wanted by police on province-wide warrant arrested The 22-year-old man from Dartmouth for whom a province-wide warrant was obtained is now in custody. Halifax District RCMP arrested him without incident today. The RCMP would like to thank the public...
Police responded to a workplace incident in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Man injured in workplace incident Police responded to a workplace incident in Halifax earlier today. At approximately 1:45 p.m. police responded to a report of a workplace injury at a residence on Titus Street in Halifax. A 57-year-old man fell from the second story of the residence. He was...
Update on investigation into the incidents on April 18 and 19
**** RCMP Media Release Update on investigation into the incidents on April 18 and 19 The Nova Scotia RCMP continues to investigate the incidents of April 18 and 19, an operation that has been given the name of H-Strong. Operation H-Strong is being led by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit (MCU) with the assistance of...
Budget: HRP and possible Fire Services changes
**** Budget Info – HRP and HRFE **** HRP May 11, 2020 Board of Police Commissioners (Special) Background Summary • The 2020/21 Operating Budget proposal approved in principle by HRM Council in January 2020 for the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) was for $89,777,000. • In light of significant financial constraints due to COVID-19, HRP was...
MISSING CHILD Updated as of May 11, 2020- 10:00am
**** Truro Police Release MISSING CHILD Updated as of May 11, 2020- 10:00am On Friday evening, the command post was set up in the Timbits Soccer Field area on Marshland Dr and Park St in Truro. Members of Colchester Ground Search and Rescue searched an area from Highway 102 to the Timbits Soccer Field....
Remains of second crew member identified after CH-148 Cyclone accident
*** CAF Media Release On May 9, 2020, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario identified the partial remains of Captain Brenden Ian MacDonald, one of the six military members killed in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) helicopter accident on April 29. During the recovery efforts, remains were discovered and have now, through DNA testing, positively...