Author: tips

Break & Enter, Lower Sackville

tips

Welder stolen during break and enter

January 29, 2019, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is investigating a Break, and Enter and Theft that occurred at a residence in the 0-100 block of Stokil Dr. in Lower Sackville.

Sometime between 10 p.m. January 27 and 6 a.m. January 28, the suspect(s) entered the unlocked garage of the home and stole a welder. The welder is described as a blue Mastercraft Mig welder, approximately 12”x 12” in size.

The investigation is ongoing.

If you have any information regarding this incident you are asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902-490-5020. should you wish to remain 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 use the P3 Tips App.

File # 19-14161

Police seek assistance in returning unique pendant

tips

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in returning a unique pendant to its rightful owner. 

On August 19, 2018 officers attended an apartment building in the 0-100 block of Old Sambro Road in Halifax to take custody of a small stainless-steel pendant that had been found outside the building. The pendant has detailed engravings on the front and may be a piece of memorial cremation jewelry. 

We recognize that this pendant may have sentimental value and we would like to return it to its owner. Anyone with information on the pendant 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 using the P3 Tips App.

Hit & Run, Halifax

tips

January 29,2019 (11:20 pm)

Police are investigating a failing to remain at an accident scene motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian.

At 6:00 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to the Halifax Armdale Rotary to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.  Witnesses described the vehicle slowed down after striking the pedestrian but then fled the scene. The pedestrian was crossing Chebucto Road in a marked crosswalk heading northbound when he was struck by the eastbound vehicle.  The vehicle fled eastbound along Chebucto Road.  The pedestrian, a 34 year old male, was thrown a distance from the crosswalk and sustained minor injuries.  He was later transported to the QE II for further observation.

The suspect vehicle is described as a small bright red 2-door hatchback with a white male driver and white male front passenger. The vehicle likely sustained damages to the engine bonnet as the pedestrian made contact and rolled off.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 902-490-5016. 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.

Break & Enter

tips

Medical alert device used to report break and enter

January 28, 2019, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia . . . An 83-year-old woman was in her home on December 9, 2018, when she heard a loud bang shortly before 2 a.m. She then heard people going to the basement of her home, then towards her bedroom. She called out to see who it was, then heard male voices yelling “go, go, go”, and heard multiple people running from her home. The woman was not able to see the numbers on the phone and used her medical alert device to call for help.

Police arrived a short time later and noted that a vehicle had entered several driveways and backed out again. A break and enter was reported in the area later that day.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Oxford RCMP at 902-447-2525. 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 # 20181821566

Arson, Hammonds Plains

tips

January 28, 2019, Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is investigating an arson that occurred on Blue Forest Lane in Hammonds Plains.

At 5:20 a.m. yesterday, RCMP and Halifax Fire responded to the scene of a vehicle that was on fire. The investigation determined the fire to be suspicious in nature and was started by an incendiary device. The vehicle, a 2014 grey Acura TL, was stolen from the Mulgrave park area of Halifax.

No one was injured as a result of the fire and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information on the arson 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 # 19-13790

Medical alert device used to report break and enter in Cumberland County

tips

Medical alert device used to report break and enter

 

January 28, 2019, Little River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia . . . An 83-year-old woman was in her home on December 9, 2018, when she heard a loud bang shortly before 2 a.m. She then heard people going to the basement of her home, then towards her bedroom. She called out to see who it was, then heard male voices yelling “go, go, go”, and heard multiple people running from her home. The woman was not able to see the numbers on the phone and used her medical alert device to call for help.

Police arrived a short time later and noted that a vehicle had entered several driveways and backed out again. A break and enter was reported in the area later that day.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Oxford RCMP at 902-447-2525. 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. Police File # 20181821566.

Robbery, Dartmouth

tips

January 28, 2019 (11:30 a.m.)

Police investigate robbery

Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at a bank in Dartmouth this morning.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. officers were called to a robbery that had just occurred at the Bank of Montreal located at 254 Baker Drive in Dartmouth. The man entered the location, indicated to staff that he was there to rob the bank, and demanded money.  The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the area.

The suspect is described as a heavy set black male with a band aid under his left eye and another on his right hand. The man has a full beard with an earring in his left ear.  He was wearing jeans, a dark gray Under Armor ball cap and a gray hooded sweatshirt

Investigators are asking anyone who has information on this incident or the identity of the man 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 using the P3 Tips App.

-30-

19-14284

Antigonish RCMP investigating report of indecent act

tips
Antigonish RCMP investigating report of indecent act
January 26, 2019, Antigonish, Nova Scotia… Antigonish RCMP is investigating a report of an indecent act that occurred yesterday in Antigonish.
At 12:24 p.m., it was reported to RCMP that a male was masturbating in his vehicle in the Canadian Tire parking lot. The man is described as being in his late twenties or early thirties, and having blond hair. His vehicle is a light blue or grey new model Toyota truck. It had a canopy on the back, and two hunting decals depicting deer. The man was last seen travelling West on Highway 4.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Antigonish RCMP at 902-863-6500. 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. The investigation is ongoing. Police file: 2019112233 refers.

Masked man with knife robs Springhill service station

tips

Masked man with knife robs Springhill service station

January 26, 2019, Springhill, Nova Scotia… At 2:22 pm, Springhill RCMP responded to an armed robbery at a service station on Highway 2 in Springhill.

A man entered the service station, approached the clerk and demanded she open the till. After the clerk refused, the man attempted to open the till himself; he was holding a knife with an approximately six-inch serrated blade. There was a brief altercation between the man and the clerk. The man fled the service station with an unknown amount of cash, and left the scene in the passenger seat of a newer model black Toyota Corolla, which had been waiting nearby.

 

The suspect is described as white, approximately 5’6″ tall, and 18 – 20 years old. He was wearing a blue hooded windbreaker, dark camouflage jogging pants, tight at the ankles, and a black face mask. The suspect may have an injury to his head or face resulting from the altercation with the clerk. No one else was injured during the incident.

The robbery is still under investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Springhill RCMP at 902-597-3770. 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. Police file number 2019118095 refers.

Employee robbed at knife point in parking lot

tips

Employee robbed at knife point in parking lot

January 22, 2019, Pictou, Nova Scotia . . . At 6:24 p.m. last evening, an employee was leaving a business on Veteran`s Dr. with the day`s deposits. She got into her car, and before she closed the door, a man grabbed the door, approached her, pointed a knife at her stomach, and told her to give him the money. She gave him the bag and he left the area on foot. No one was hurt and there were no witnesses in the area.

The suspect is described as a man, about six-foot tall with a thin build. He was wearing a dark coloured hoodie with a zipper in the front and fur lining in the hood. His hood was up and he was wearing a mask that covered the lower half of his face. An RCMP Police Dog Service team attended the area but was unable to locate a suspect.

Pictou District RCMP is asking for the public`s assistance with this investigation. Anyone who has information about this incident is asked to contact Pictou District RCMP at 902-755-2121. 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.

 

The investigation is ongoing.

Police File # 201994360 refers.