Category: Crime Of The Week

March 18, 2022, Pinkneys Point, Nova Scotia… Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a fatal house fire that occurred on Melbourne Rd. in Pinkneys Point.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on March 17, 2022, Yarmouth Rural RCMP and fire services responded to a house fire on Melbourne Rd. in Pinkneys Point. When RCMP officers arrived at the scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames.

Officers located two residents of the home, a 20-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, at another residence. The two are not believed to have been in the home when the fire started. A third resident was unaccounted for.

After the fire was extinguished, human remains were located inside the home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The investigation is ongoing and is being lead by the Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit, with assistance from the Office of the Nova Scotia Fire Marshal, the Medical Examiner’s Office and the Forensic Identification Section of the RCMP. Information and evidence are being gathered as the investigation continues.

Anyone with information 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 #: 2022-328939

Update:

Police request public assistance with the Treyvhon Bradshaw homicide investigation

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in relation to the investigation of the homicide of Treyvhon Bradshaw.

At approximately 2:35 a.m. on March 18, police responded to a weapons call in the 2100 block of Gottingen Street in Halifax. Upon arriving on scene, officers located Treyvhon Alrick Bradshaw, 25, who had been shot. Treyvhon was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service ruled the manner of death to be a homicide.   

Police are aware that there were people in the area at the time of Treyvhon’s murder who have information on what occurred. We are asking them to do the right thing and come forward to police with what they know.

We know that there were individuals in the area taking cell phone videos immediately after the shooting. We are asking these people to share their videos and photos with police. We are also asking anyone who was at The Den nightclub, 2182 Gottingen Street, between 11:30 p.m. March 17 and 3 a.m. on March 18 and took cell phone video or photos while inside to contact police. What may seem insignificant could be a valuable piece of information for investigators.

We thank those people who have already done their part to help solve Treyvhon’s murder by sharing information with police.

Anyone with information on Treyvhon’s murder or video or pictures from the area is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020. The smallest piece of information can help to advance the investigation.

Update:

Police continue to investigate homicide 

Police are continuing to investigate the homicide that occurred in Halifax early this morning.

At approximately 2:35 a.m., police responded to a weapons call in the 2100 block of Gottingen Street. Upon arriving on scene, officers located a man in his twenties who had been shot. The man was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. 

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service identified the victim as 25-year-old Treyvhon Alrick Bradshaw and ruled the manner of death to be a homicide.   

The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information or video from the area to contact police at 902-490-5020. 

Our thoughts remain with Treyvhon’s family and friends on the loss of their loved one. 

Update:

Police are investigating a homicide that occurred in Halifax early this morning.

At approximately 2:35 a.m., police responded to a weapons call in the 2100 block of Gottingen Street. Upon arriving on scene, officers located a man in his twenties who had been shot. The man was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. 

Investigators remain on scene and vehicular and pedestrian traffic is being rerouted. Please use alternate routes to avoid delays.

The investigation is in the early stages, and police are asking anyone with information or video from the area to contact police at 902-490-5020. 

On March 18th, 2022, at approximately 2:35 a.m., police responded to a weapons call in the 2100 block of Gottingen Street. Upon arriving on scene, a male in his 20’s was located, suffering from injuries consistent with being the victim of a shooting. Victim has been transported to the hospital for further treatment, Status unknown at this time.
Police are currently on scene, for completion of preliminary investigation. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic is being rerouted. There is no Immediate threat to the general public. 

The investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information to contact 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.

Police are investigating a theft from a motor vehicle in Bedford last week where an item of great sentimental value was stolen.

Police received a report of a theft from a motor vehicle that occurred in the overnight hours of March 8-9 on Jon Jacques Court. The suspect(s) broke into the vehicle and stole a quantity of cash and personal property.

One of the items stolen was a pendant that contained a family member’s remains. It is described as a long necklace, with a stainless-steel locket, engraved with a quote “My Grandma My Angel”. It has one angel wing & a small stone hanging beside the wing. 

Police are asking anyone who may have information in relation to the incident or video of the area to call 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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March 17, 2022, Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia… Pictou County District RCMP is asking for the public’s help in identifying two men in relation to a break and enter and theft at a store on Hwy. 376 in Lyons Brook.

Shortly before 6 a.m. on March 13, 2022 officers responded to a break and enter at a convenience store on Hwy. 376 in Lyons Brook. Police learned that two men gained entry to the store and stole approximately $3,000 in cigarettes and cash.

The first man is described as white with a slim build. He was wearing a blue hooded sweater, with white lettering on the left arm and white lettering on the upper right shoulder, dark boots and a white non-medical mask. The man was carrying a wooden baseball bat with a black ring around the middle of the bat.

The second man is described as a white man who was wearing a dark-coloured hooded sweater, a red t-shirt underneath, and blue jeans.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Pictou County District RCMP at 902-485-4333. 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.

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Police are investigating eight incidents of theft from a grocery store in Dartmouth and are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the suspect.

Between January 16 and March 6, police have received eight reports of a man entering the Atlantic Superstore on Braemar Drive and stealing groceries. 

The suspect is described as a white man in his twenties to thirties with short dark hair. At the time of the incidents, the man was wearing a black coat, a hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants.

Investigators are asking anyone with information in relation to the incidents or the identity of the suspect to call 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 by using the P3 Tips app.

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Police are investigating two break and enters into the laundry room of an apartment building in Halifax.

On December 22 and again on December 23, 2021 a man broke into an apartment building on North Street and proceeded to break into the laundry room. The suspect damaged the laundry machines and took a quantity of cash.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 20s to 40s, approximately 200 lbs. and 5’8” to 5’10” tall.

Police are releasing a photo of the suspect and are asking anyone with information in relation to the identity of the suspect or the incidents to call 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 by using the P3 Tips app.

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Police are investigating an incident where a taxi driver was assaulted and his vehicle was stolen earlier this month in Halifax.

On March 6 at approximately 7:10 p.m., police responded to a report that a taxi driver had been assaulted and his vehicle had been stolen from the parking lot of the Atlantic Superstore on Joseph Howe Drive. Two women took a taxi from the 2500 block of Creighton Street in Halifax to the Superstore. The taxi driver waited in the parking lot with one woman while the other woman went into the store. When she returned to the taxi, both women placed the groceries in the vehicle and then assaulted the taxi driver and stole his vehicle. The taxi driver was not physically injured.

The taxi’s GPS was located in the area of London and Connolly streets shortly after the incident. The taxi was located the next day on West Street in Halifax. It is described as a golden brown four-door Toyota Camry with a taxi roof light.

The first suspect is described as being in her late teens or early twenties with blonde hair and wearing a light grey coat and dark pants.

The second suspect is described as a woman in her fifties with a medium build and her hair in ponytail.

Investigators are asking anyone with information in relation to the incident or video of the area to call 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 by using the P3 Tips app.

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March 11, 2022, Upper Wedgeport, Nova Scotia…Yarmouth Rural RCMP is investigating a home invasion, where firearms were stolen, at a home on Martin Rd. in Upper Wedgeport.

On March 8 at approximately 6:15 p.m., two men entered a home on Martin Rd. in Upper Wedgeport. Both men were wearing masks, one of them was armed with a knife and the other with a metal rod. The men demanded that the firearms in the home be given to them, or they would harm the homeowner if he didn’t comply. The victim gave the men three pellet guns, four rifles, ammunition and their cellular phone. The men then fled the scene in a grey hatchback. The victim was not injured during this incident and was the only one home at the time.

The men are described as white, between 20 and 30 years old, one man is tall and thin, the other is approximately 5-foot-6 with a beard.

Investigators continue to gather information and evidence and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the owners of the grey hatchback, which is believed to be an older model Hyundai.

The hatchback was captured on video surveillance in the area and police are also asking that anyone with video surveillance in the Upper Wedgeport area, contact them 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 #: 2022-290887

Attached are images of the grey hatchback captured on video surveillance.

March 10, 2022, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia…Halifax District RCMP is investigating a hit and run that occurred at exit 1G of the Hwy. 101/102 interchange in Lower Sackville. The vehicle that fled was a dark coloured Ford F-150. Police are appealing for information.Shortly before 5 p.m. on March 7, police responded to a hit and run at exit 1G of the Hwy. 101/102 interchange in Lower Sackville. Police learned that a dark coloured Ford F-150, driven by a man, was speeding and swerving through traffic on Hwy. 101 travelling towards Magazine Hill. The F-150 lost control which resulted in a collision with a red Hyundai Accent. The Accent sustained damage to the driver side mirror. The F-150 then fled the scene as smoke rose from it. No one was injured in the collision.

Halifax District RCMP is looking for information from anyone who may have been on the 101 leading up to the time of the incident and saw the truck and anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Please call 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 #: 22-27040

Today marks the fifteenth anniversary of the murder of Michael Thomas Forgeron and the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate the case.

Michael was found deceased by friends at a residence on Convoy Avenue in Halifax on March 9, 2007. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service conducted an autopsy and ruled Michael’s death a homicide.

Investigators believe there are people who have information that has not yet been provided to police that could help solve Michael’s murder. We hope that the passage of time may encourage someone to do the right thing and come forward with what they know.

Anyone with information about Michael’s murder is asked to contact police at 902-490-5016.

Michael’s 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.