Category: Crime Of The Week

October 4, 2018, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia . . . On October 3 at 12:45 p.m. a man put gas in his vehicle at a service station on Hammonds Plains Rd. in Upper Tantallon and didn’t pay for it. Surveillance photos captured images of the driver and his vehicle. In the photos, the licence plate of the vehicle is covered.

The same person appears to have put gas in his vehicle without paying at another service station on St. Margaret’s Bay Rd in Timberlea on October 2 at 11:55 a.m. The licence plate was covered with what appears to be paper, secured with tape.

The driver is described as a white male in his twenties, wearing a blue baseball cap, a black Winter jacket with fur on the hood and khaki coloured pants. The vehicle is a Ford Focus.

Anyone with information on 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.

File #s 18-153302, 18-152822

On September 26^th, 2018 at approximately 13:00 hrs members of the Antigonish RCMP Detachment were advised of a suspicious male who had been looking in a classroom window at Ecole Acadienne de Pomquet. A teacher went outside to confront the male (pictured in Bulletin) who ran off toward a wooded area. The male was witnessed getting into the vehicle pictured in Bulletin (a Honda or Toyota mini-van) being driven by a female.

If anyone has had similar files or can assist in identifying the male in the picture below, please contact the Antigonish RCMP Detachment at 902-863-6500. 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 .

Robberies October 1st

At 7pm. a 13 year old male was waiting for the bus at Robie St. and Quinpool Rd. when he was approached by 4 youths who threatened him and demanded his cell phone. The victim was not injured and the suspects fled with the victims cell phone towards the Mainland Commons.

Suspects are described as 2 males and 2 females approximately 13-15 years old.

-1 black male: Wore a black bandanna and black hoodie.

-1 white male: Shaggy long hair, wore a red hat with white jacket.

-1 black female:  Wore glasses, black hoodie, dark leggings.

-1 white female:  Black hair, bun on top, black long sleeve shirt with dark leggings.

Robbery:  Incident # 18-152432, Halifax Central Division, 7:55 pm. 

At 7:55 pm. a 33 year old female was walking along Gottingen and Cogswell St. when she was approached by 2 young males.  They demanded money and attempted to remove her kit bag from her shoulders.

One male produced a knife.  The victim was uninjured and the suspects left empty-handed.

Suspects are described as 2 black males, approx. 13-14 yrs. Old wearing bandanas which covered their faces.

Both wore faded jeans and black hoodies.They were last observed walking towards Citadel Hill.

There is an increased police presence in the area.

Investigators believe both robbery incidents are related.

Investigators with the General Investigation Section are asking anyone with information about these incidents 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 .

October 1, 2018, Waverley, Nova Scotia … Halifax District RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a person of interest after credit cards were stolen from a vehicle on Cobequid Rd. in Waverley during the night on September 13. The credit cards were used during the morning of September 14 at a business on Cobequid Rd.

If you have any information about these incidents or can identify the person of interest, you are asked to contact the 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# 2018- 142257

ATV stolen in Long Point

 October 1, 2018, Long Point, Nova Scotia … Inverness District RCMP is seeking public assistance with locating a stolen ATV from a home on Highway 19 in Long Point.

On September 26, RCMP received the complaint of the ATV having been stolen sometime during the overnight hours on September 25. The 2007 Can-Am Outlander XT 800cc ATV is yellow in colour. It was parked in a locked shed and driven away from the scene towards Judique.

Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact the 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# 20181443567

Police Investigate Weapons Complaint

At approx. 9:09 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to the Metro Transit Bridge Terminal, 24 Nantucket Ave, Dartmouth in relation to a complaint of a male with a weapon. The man in question was located , no weapon has been recovered at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

Investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division 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.

Vandals target business in Bridgetown

 September 29, 2018, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia … At 9:30 a.m. this morning, Annapolis District RCMP responded to a complaint of a break and enter in to a business on Queen St. in Bridgetown. RCMP attended and determined that sometime during the overnight, those responsible entered the business and caused damage to the interior of the business. The investigation is continuing with assistance from the RCMP Forensic Identification Section.

Annapolis District RCMP is asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Bridgetown RCMP at 902-665-4481. 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.

On September 30th, 2018, an orange 2016 Can-Am Renegade 570CC ATV was stolen from the backyard of a home on Peggy’s Cove Road in Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia.

If you any information pertaining to this investigation, please contact the RCMP at 902 490 5020 or if you wish to remain anonymous then you can submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or using the P3 Tips App.