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RCMP marks five-year anniversary of Daverico Downey homicide

April 23, 2021, North Preston, Nova Scotia… Today is the fifth anniversary of the murder of 20-year-old Daverico Downey of North Preston, and the RCMP are asking members of the public who may have information to come forward.

On April 23, 2016, at around 2 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired on Downey Rd. When officers arrived, they found Daverico Downey laying deceased on a pathway. He had been shot, and his death was ruled a homicide. Police received information indicating two vehicles had been seen fleeing North Preston shortly after the gunshots were heard. The first vehicle of interest is a white car that was seen leaving from the Alex Ln. area. The second vehicle of interest is a dark-coloured sport utility vehicle.

The RCMP continues to ask the public for assistance in solving this crime. Even though the homicide has been added to the Nova Scotia Reward for Major Unsolved Crimes Program, it remains unsolved. The Nova Scotia Department of Justice Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program offers up to $150,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in certain cases. The Provincial Rewards line is 1-888-710-9090.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902 490-5020. Should you wish 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.

April 21, 2021, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia…On April 16, 2021, Lunenburg District RCMP received a report from a local hospital regarding a child in medical distress. Police began an investigation and determined that the child, a two-year-old girl, had sustained life-threatening injuries and was being airlifted from a hospital in Bridgewater to the IWK hospital in Halifax. The child required emergency treatment for her injuries at the IWK ICU.

The RCMP’s Southwest Nova Major Crime Unit has assumed the lead in the investigation and are being assisted by the Lunenburg District and Halifax District RCMP. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the RCMP’s Southwest Nova Major Crimes Unit at 902-365-3120. Should you wish 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 # 2021-507654

April 21, 2021, North Kingston, Nova Scotia…Kings District RCMP is investigating a series of fires that occurred over a span of 48 hours in North Kingston.

Between April 14 and 16, 2021, Kingston RCMP and the Kingston Volunteer Fire Department responded to a series of fires in the North Kingston area. Police and fire officials are considering these fires suspicious, as initial investigation indicates that the fires were deliberately set.

The fires were set in the area between Dahlgren Crescent and Brooklyn Street. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information related to these incidents is asked to contact the Kings District RCMP in Kingston at 902-765-3317. Should you wish 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.

Files: 2021-1500239, 2021-502465, 2021-1503998, 2021-1507608

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating property that was lost in Halifax yesterday. 

At approximately 5:20 p.m. a man was walking in the area of the food court at Scotia Square Mall and dropped a small red bag containing a number of pieces of jewelry. Shortly thereafter, another man came along and picked up the bag. He spoke to a number of people in the area and then left the mall with the bag. 

The man is described as tanned, average height and build. He was wearing a grey baseball hat, a grey sweater, a red shirt and khaki cargo pants, and was carrying a green reusable shopping bag.

We are asking the man or anyone with information about this incident 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.

April 19, 2021, Wedgeport, Nova Scotia…Yarmouth Rural RCMP is investigating an incident after responding to a report of a serious assault in Wedgeport.

At approximately 9:55 p.m. on April 16, Yarmouth Rural RCMP was called to a home on Evergreen Ln. in Wedgeport and located a man with serious injuries. Police were told that the suspects, two men and one woman, had broken into the victim’s home, assaulted him with a weapon and stole jewelry from him. The suspects then fled the area in a vehicle. The victim was taken to hospital by EHS for treatment.

On April 18, 2021, one of the men and the woman were located in Bridgewater and arrested without incident. Both were held in custody overnight and will be appearing in Yarmouth Provincial Court later today.

Police continue to look for the second male suspect in connection with this incident. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Yarmouth Rural RCMP at 902-742-9106. Should you wish 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 #2021-511638

At 7:12 p.m., 18 April, Halifax Regional Police responded to a 911 call reporting a group of people damaging a vehicle and fighting with weapons on Catherine Street Dartmouth.  Multiple officers responded and located an injured adult female with minor non-life-threatening injuries.  Officers confirmed a female damaged a vehicle in the 0-50 block of Catherine Street.  The owners of the vehicle, two adult males, confronted the female who was with another female.  Both females then assaulted the males using a knife and a blunt object.  The males were able to defend themselves and disarm the attackers.  One of the females was injured during the altercation.  Officers arrested both females at the scene without incident.  Paramedics treated the injured female.  No one else was injured.

Police charged a 45-year-old female and a 25-year-old female, both from Dartmouth, with Possession of a Weapon and Assault with a Weapon.  The 25-year-old is also charged with Mischief (Property Damage).  Both have been released with conditions and will appear in Dartmouth Court on a later date.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident 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.

April 15, 2021, Wolfville, N.S…Kings District RCMP is asking for public help to locate a person of interest in a mischief investigation in Wolfville.

On April 13, 2021 at 2:40 p.m., Kings District RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a grocery store on Main St. in Wolfville. Police attended and learned that a person took a sign from the street and smashed the front door of the store. The person then went into the entrance of the store, took a cart and rammed the cart into the second door which enters the store.

No injuries were reported and only one of the doors was damaged.

Police have identified that the suspect was wearing a trapper’s style fur cap, a long dark coat, light brown coloured pants, dark gloves and running shoes.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Kings District RCMP at 902-679-5555. Should you wish 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 #: 2021-492161

April 12, 2021, North Preston, Nova Scotia…The Integrated RCMP/HRP General Investigation Section (GIS) of the Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a report of shots fired yesterday in North Preston.

At approximately 4:55 p.m. on April 11, Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of shots fired on Downey Rd. Police located a damaged vehicle, but no injuries were reported. The suspect vehicle departed the scene prior to police arriving. The suspect vehicle is described as a black car.

The investigation is ongoing and being led by the RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902-490-5020. Should you wish 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 # 21-42475

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At approximately 5:55 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of possible gun shots in the area of Barrington Street and Richmond Street, Halifax.  A dark coloured sedan was observed leaving the area at high rate of speed toward the MacDonald Bridge.  Multiple patrol officers and members of the Emergency Response Team responded and confirmed a shooting had taken place.  At 6:15 p.m., the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital reported a 25-year-old male with non-life-threatening gun shot wound arrived at the hospital, which has gone into lock down.

There is no suspect description currently.

Officers are currently on scene and at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital.   We ask that people avoid the area of Barrington Street and Richmond Street, Halifax.

Investigators with the General Investigation Section and the Forensic Identification Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation.  The investigation is in its preliminary stages and is ongoing.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident 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.

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