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January 13, 2020, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help to solve a break, enter and theft that occurred on December 11 in Lower Sackville.

Just before 4 a.m., Halifax District RCMP were dispatched to an alarm and glass break at a business in the 300 block of Sackville Dr.   Members arrived on scene and confirmed that the glass door to the business was broken and entry was gained. A search for suspects with assistance from Halifax Regional Police K9 unit was unsuccessful. The suspects fled with a quantity of cigarettes and cash.

Video surveillance from the store identified two suspects in a red 4-door sedan. The driver is described as wearing a dark jacket, ripped jeans and black boots. The passenger is described as wearing a red balaclava, a red and navy jacket and black and white gloves.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902-490-5020. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please 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 # 19-174411

Public assistance requested: suspicious fires in Cumberland County

January 7, 2020, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia . . . Cumberland District RCMP is investigating two suspicious fires and is asking the public to assist with the investigation.

Two suspicious fires were started at unoccupied buildings within 15 minutes of one another, during the overnight hours between January 3 and 4. The locations of the buildings involved are 12 km apart. One was reported to the RCMP at 12:09 a.m. and the other was reported at 12:24 a.m. Investigators believe the fires are related. A garage on an abandoned property was burnt on Rodney Rd., and an abandoned home was burnt on Hwy. 321 in River Philip. The RCMP has investigated suspicious fires on both properties this past summer.

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact Cumberland District RCMP at 902-667-3859 (Amherst), 902-447-2525 (Oxford), or 902-597-3779 (Springhill). 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 #s 202015503, 202015561 refer.

Police are seeing more Methamphetamine on the Streets in Nova Scotia

For many years Nova Scotia seemed to escape the effects for some hard drugs commonly seen in other areas of Canada and the USA. Methampetamine seemed to be one of those drugs but it has made a huge splash on the drug scene in Nova Scotia in recent years and it”s effects are devastating for families. It is highly addictive and has a nasty affect on its users. Police are seeing it all over Nova Scotia – in the rural and urban areas.

With drug use comes crime as a means for addicts to support their drug habit and all communities where methamphetamine are prevalent you will see an increase in crime.

The following shows the effects of meth use:

If you have information about drug use in your community, contact the RCMP by calling 1-800-803-RCMP (7267) from anywhere in Nova Scotia. 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 are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a collision that occurred in Halifax last year.

Police received a report of a collision that had occurred on the MacKay Bridge in Halifax at approximately 8:10 a.m. on November 14. A metal rear fender fell from a transport truck in an eastbound lane and collided with a vehicle that was following behind the transport truck.

The truck is described as a Peterbilt, black with chrome accents and two overhead emergency lights.

Police are asking anyone with information about the truck or the incident 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.

January 9, 2020, Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help to solve an arson that occurred in Beaver Bank on January 7.

At 10:20 p.m., Halifax District RCMP and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency responded to a home on Danny Dr. after an incendiary device was thrown at the home.

Preliminary investigation determined that two suspects fled from the scene, got into a dark vehicle and drove away.

Police searched for the suspects with assistance from Halifax Regional Police K9 Unit but they were not located.

No one was injured as a result of the fire and the home sustained minimal damage.

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

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP at 902-490-5020. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please 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 # 20-3359

At 8:20 a.m. 8 January, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of an injured male with a stab wound in the 50 block of Roleika Drive Dartmouth.  Patrol officers along with a Police Service Dog responded and located a 40-year-old male with a non-life-threatening stab wound.  Officers conducted a thorough search of the area, but could not locate the suspect.  The injured male has been transported to the hospital.  This incident is not random and both parties are known to each other.  Police have identified a suspect and are actively searching for the suspect.  There is no suspect description at this time.  Investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation.

Police are asking anyone with information about the 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.

Help the RCMP solve a suspected arson

January 7, 2020, Hubbards, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help to solve a suspected arson of a home in Hubbards.

On January 6, at approximately 6:35 a.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a structure fire on Conrad Rd. The investigation determined that the fire was suspicious in nature. Hubbards District Fire Department and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency attended and extinguished the fire. No one was injured as a result of the fire.

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.

Police file # 20-2469 refers.

January 6, 2020, Prime Brook, Nova Scotia . . . The RCMP’s Northeast Traffic Services in Cape Breton are asking for assistance with an impaired driving investigation. On December 29 at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to a call of a single vehicle collision on Hwy. 125 at Exit 7, Prime Brook. Police intend to lay charges in relation to this incident and believe that two people who provided assistance at the scene may have important information which would assist in the investigation.

The vehicle involved was a grey 2005 Chevrolet Impala. Prior to the police arriving at the scene, two people helped the female driver from the vehicle, and the RCMP would like to get in touch with both individuals. In addition, anyone else who witnessed the collision is encouraged to contact RCMP Traffic Services in North Sydney at 902-794-5800. 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 # 20191959433