Category: Crime Of The Week

Tomorrow marks the tenth anniversary of the murder of Tanya Jean Brooks and homicide investigators in the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division continue to investigate the case.

Tanya’s body was found deceased beside St. Patrick’s-Alexandra School in Halifax on May 11, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. Investigators were able to trace her movements until approximately 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 10 and urge anyone who witnessed anything in the area of the school around that time to contact police.

Investigators believe that Tanya knew her assailant(s) and there are people who have information who have not yet spoken to police that could help solve Tanya’s murder. They hope that the passage of time may encourage someone to do the right thing and come forward with what they know.

It is never too late to come forward and the smallest piece of information may be just what is needed to progress the investigation into Tanya’s murder. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016. 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 texting a tip using the P3 Tips App.

This case is part of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program which offers cash rewards of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for specified major unsolved crimes. Callers must contact the Rewards Program at 1-888-710-9090, must provide their name and contact information, and may be called to testify in court. All calls will be recorded. The amount of the award will be based on the investigative value of the information provided

May 9, 2019, North Preston, Nova Scotia… At approximately 2:40 a.m. this morning, Halifax District RCMP responded to shots fired outside a residence on Clarence St.

Police attended and located empty casings near a parked vehicle in the driveway of the complainant’s residence. The vehicle had been struck by the gun shots. No one was injured in this incident. Police continue to canvass the area to determine the circumstances of this incident.

The investigation is being led by the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division with assistance of the RCMP Forensic Identification Section and the Halifax Regional Police K9 team.

Investigators are asking anyone with information on this incident to call 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.

Police search multiple addresses and seize stolen property after extended investigation

Following an investigation into stolen vehicles that has been ongoing since the beginning of the year, police have searched multiple addresses throughout Halifax Regional Municipality to recover the stolen property.

At approximately 9 a.m.  investigators from the General Investigative Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division along with patrol members searched several addresses in Halifax, Hammonds Plains and Cole Harbour as a result of stolen vehicle investigations that have been occurring since January.

Investigators expect to be on scene at the various locations for most of the day.

The investigation is still ongoing, and charges are expected. Further information will follow when it becomes available.

Investigators are asking anyone who has information on stolen property 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.

Halifax Regional Police is requesting the public’s assistance to identify the driver involved in a motor vehicle collision that occurred last week in Halifax.

Police received a report that at approximately 9 a.m. on April 25, a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision had occurred at the intersection of Robie and Inglis Streets in Halifax. The pedestrian, a 20-year-old Halifax woman, was crossing Robie Street in a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle turning right from Inglis Street. The pedestrian was taken to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle did not stop at the scene.

The vehicle is described as a four-door white sedan.

Police are asking the driver or anyone who has 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 29, 2019, East Pubnico, Nova Scotia . . . At 8:07 p.m. on April 28, Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to a call reporting a man was found on the ground outside a home, suffering from a knife wound to his back. The man was transported to hospital via LifeFlight and is expected to survive.

The RCMP arrested a 28-year-old man from a home nearby, in connection with the incident. He remains in custody. In addition, police closed Hwy. 3 in the area, for the purpose of collecting evidence. RCMP remain on scene, and the road remains closed. It is expected to re-open later today, and traffic is being diverted.

The RCMP’s Southwest Nova Major Crimes Unit is investigating the matter and is being assisted by RCMP Forensic Identification Technicians. Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it is asked to contact 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 # 2019581396

Police are currently investigating a robbery that occurred at a bank in Bedford this afternoon.

At approximately 3:06 p.m. officers were called to a robbery that had just occurred at the Bank of Montreal located at 1525 Bedford Highway in Bedford. A man entered the location and passed an employee a note stating that he was there to rob the bank and that he had a weapon. The employee turned over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspect fled on foot.   Investigators learned the suspect fled outbound along the Bedford Highway where he entered a vehicle parked nearby.  The suspect vehicle fled eastbound along Dartmouth road.  No Bank employees or customers were injured during this incident.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 40s, approximately 6’3” to 6’4” tall, around 210lbs with a scruffy beard. He was last seen wearing a red and white flannel shirt, jeans, sunglasses and a Toronto Blue Jays baseball hat.

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.

Police respond to a suspicious vehicle fire on Fraser Road in Williamswood

 At 11:50 pm police responded to the 0-100 block of Fraser Road in Williamswood to a report of a vehicle fire.  Police discovered a Ford F150 fully engulfed in flames. Investigators are treating the fire as suspicious. No surrounding properties were damaged.

Investigators are asking anyone who has information on 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 using the P3 Tips App. Police file  19-59697 refers.

April 27, 2019, Inverness, Nova Scotia… Inverness District RCMP is investigating a complaint of a break and enter and theft of eight firearms from a home on Broad Cove Banks Rd. in Inverness.

Sometime between 7:45 a.m. on April 25 and 10:45 a.m. on April 26, suspect(s) entered the home through the back door. Missing from the home is a wooden gun cabinet containing six firearms and two other firearms from a rack. The firearms are shotguns and rifles and all had trigger locks. The shed located near the house was also broken into and a chainsaw in a black carrying case was taken.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Inverness District RCMP at 902-625-2220. 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 # 2019568483