On July 10, at approximately 11:15 p.m., police responded to report of a man who had been stabbed in the 2000 block of Gottingen Street.
The 45-year-old victim was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The victim and suspect were not known to each other but had an argument prior to the assault taking place.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information or video from the area of Cragg Avenue and Gottingen Street to Buddy Daye Street on July 10th, 2025, between 10 p.m. and 11:30 pm is asked to call police at 902-490-5020.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
July 11, 2025, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia… Eskasoni RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant.
Rein Kyler Rodman Ryan (Rein Kyler Rodman Dennis), 26, of Eskasoni, is wanted and facing charges of:
In Committing Assault Chokes, Suffocates or Strangles
Forcible Confinement
Assault
Criminal Harassment (two counts)
Uttering Threats (two counts)
Rein Ryan (Rein Dennis) is described as 5-foot-11, 160 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Officers have made several attempts to locate Ryan (Dennis) and are requesting assistance from the public.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Rein Ryan (Rein Dennis), is asked to refrain from approaching him and to call Eskasoni RCMP at 902-379-2800 or their local police. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
Note to media: A photo of Rein Ryan (Rein Dennis) is attached.
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Dartmouth last night.
At approximately 9:05 p.m., officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots in the area of Charlottetown Way in Dartmouth. There were no reported injuries.
A newer white SUV, described as having bluish headlights, was observed leaving the area toward Valleyfield Road at the Spikenard Street exit at the time of the incident. A person, wearing a grey hoodie with the hood up, was also seen on the footpath going toward Bowser Avenue from Charlottetown Way. The person got into a blue sedan, possibly a Honda Civic.
The investigation is in the early stages. Members of the Forensic Identification Section, Criminal Investigation Division, Patrol, General Investigation Section and K9 assisted at the scene.
Investigators are asking anyone with information or video from the area to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
July 11, 2025, Lake Echo, Nova Scotia… RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged five people after executing a search warrant at a home in Lake Echo.
On July 4, the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Street Crime Enforcement Unit, with assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on Snow White Dr. as part of an ongoing drug trafficking and firearms investigation. Five people were safely arrested at the home.
As a result of the search, officers seized a .223 calibre assault-style rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine, ammunition, three replica handguns, a quantity of cocaine, narcotic prescription pills, dried cannabis, and a Dodge Ram 1500 that had been reported stolen.
Joseph Andrew Fitzgerald, 51, of Lake Echo; Cheray Shedrick, 35, of Sipekne’katik; Samantha Jeane Forbes, 34, of Newport; Richard Douglas Ruth, 48, of Porters Lake; and Norman Blair Philpitt, 58, of Lake Echo, have each been charged with:
Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Unsafe Storage of Firearm
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited Weapon or Restricted Weapon
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Commission of Offence
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (over $5,000)
Laundering Proceeds of Crime
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
Fitzgerald has also been charged with Possession Contrary to Order (three counts) and Failure to Comply with Order (three counts). Shedrick has also been charged with Failure to Comply with Order (four counts).
Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the illegal sale of drugs, in their communities. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or using the P3 Tips app.
File #: 25-93782
Note to media: Photos of the items seized are attached.
July 11, 2025, North Preston, Nova Scotia… RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant.
Shyheim Willis, 29, believed to be in Ontario and originally from North Preston, is wanted and facing charges of Careless Use of a Firearm and Failure to Comply with an Appearance Notice or Summons.
Willis is described as 5-foot-5, 125 pounds. He has black hair and has brown eyes.
Police have made several attempts to locate Willis, and are requesting assistance from the public.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Shyheim Willis is asked to refrain from approaching him and to call police at 902-490-5020. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
File #: 20-122051
Note to media: Photo of Shyheim Willis is attached.
July 10, 2025, Wagmatcook, Nova Scotia…Victoria County District RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant.
Michael Francis Isadore, 43, of Wagmatcook, is wanted and facing charges of:
• Sexual Assault
• Sexual Interference
• Administration of Noxious Thing
• Aggravated Assault
• Mischief
Isadore is described as 6-foot-0, 218 pounds. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Officers have made several attempts to locate Isadore and are requesting assistance from the public.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Michael Francis Isadore is asked to refrain from approaching him and to call Victoria County District RCMP at 902-295-2350 or their local police. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
July 9, 2025, Chester, Nova Scotia… Lunenburg District RCMP has charged two people after their vehicle struck an RCMP officer in Chester.
On July 7, at approximately 8:55 a.m., Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a potential impaired driver in a parking lot on Hwy. 3.
Upon arrival, an RCMP officer approached the suspect vehicle, a Ford Flex, and spoke with the driver, who was displaying signs of impairment.
The driver then started the vehicle and sped off at a high rate of speed, dragging the officer into a police vehicle.
The officer, who sustained minor injuries, was examined by EHS at the scene.
While fleeing the area, the Flex sideswiped a vehicle, failed to negotiate a turn from Hwy. 14 onto Hwy. 103, and crashed into a guardrail. The male driver and female passenger attempted to take off on foot before being arrested.
Ryan Jacob Wheeler, 37, of Stonehurst, has been charged with:
Assault of a Peace Officer with a Weapon
Flight from a Peace Officer
Operating a Conveyance while Prohibited
Operating a Conveyance in a Manner Dangerous to the Public
Resist Arrest
Sahara Lee Dorey, 26, from Lunenburg, has been charged with Resist Arrest.
Both Wheeler and Dorey were remanded into custody. They’re due to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on July 8.
The investigation is ongoing, with assistance from the Nova Scotia RCMP Collision and Reconstruction Service.
On July 8 Cumberland County RCMP received a complaint of five stolen RXV Elite E Z GO Golf Carts from the Northumberland Links Golf Course in Pugwash, NS. At 01:19 a.m. on July 8 a black pickup truck hauling a closed utility trailer and a 24 ft U-Haul truck were used by three thieves.
Anyone with any information about this crime or any other crimes can call Cumberland RCMP at 902 667 3859. Anonymous tips can be sent through Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222 8477(TIPS) or at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or via the P3 app.
Included are photos of the same model golf carts and the suspect vehicles.
July 8, 2025, Antigonish, Nova Scotia… Antigonish County District RCMP is seeking information from the public following two incidents in Antigonish over the weekend.
On July 6, at approximately 1:25 a.m., RCMP officers and fire services responded to a report of several Molotov cocktails being thrown at a home and vehicle on Martin St.
At the scene, officers seized several glass bottles containing fuel and engaged RCMP Forensic Identification Services to analyze the items.
Two people wearing black hoodies were seen leaving the area in a dark GMC vehicle.
Later, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Antigonish County District RCMP responded to a report of fireworks being shot at a residence on Xavier Dr.
Officers believe the two incidents are related and the investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incidents or who has video footage of the areas in the overnight hours of July 6 is asked to call Antigonish County District RCMP at 902-863-6500. To remain anonymous, contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
July 8, 2025, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia… RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is seeking information on the whereabouts of a man currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant
Brandon James Johnson, 37, of Cole Harbour, is wanted and facing charges of:
Assault
Unlawful Confinement
Uttering threats
Mischief
Fail to Comply with Order
Johnson is described as 5-foot 11, 235 pounds. He has blonde hair and green eyes. He may be driving a beige 2009 Audi A4 with no license plate.
Police have made several attempts to locate Johnson and are requesting assistance from the public.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brandon James Johnson is asked to refrain from approaching him and to call police at 902-490-5020. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
