Category: Unsolved Crime

Crime Stoppers and Yarmouth Town RCMP are asking for the public’s help in solving a break enter and theft.

Sometime between the evening of Friday, December 5, 2008, and 08:30 on Monday,
December 8, 2008, thieves broke into a construction trailer parked outside the Lawton’s Drug Store at Starrs Road and Pleasant Street in Yarmouth, and stole a quantity of copper wire as follows:

1000 metres #6 Awg RW90
1200 metres #12 Awg RW90 (blue sheathing)
600 metres #10 Awg RW90 (green sheathing)
2000 metres #10 Awg RW90 (various colours)
1500 metres # 12 Awg RW90 (various colours)
A Bosch radio/CD/charger power station was also stolen.

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On Saturday October 11, 2008 at approximately 4:30 am the Halifax Regional Fire Department responded to the Dartmouth Marie Slips where an old Coast Guard vessel was fully engulfed in flames.

This fire is suspicious and the investigation is continuing.

On Friday October 10, at 6:45 am there was a similar incident involving a smaller vessel in the same area.

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Crime Stoppers needs your help in solving a case of a Robbery & Assault which took place on a pathway which runs between Auburn Drive and Greystone Drive in Halifax.

On Thursday October 30th, 2008 at around 9:30 pm the victim was on his way home when he observed three males standing in a circle on the path, as the victim approached the three males to walk by them, he was tripped to the ground… One of the guys grabbed the victims Mp3 players, swung it around hitting the victim on the head. As the victim tried to escape he was punched several times in the face and stomach before the suspects left.

The victim who suffered cuts to his forehead, cheek and chest was transported to the IWK and treated for his injuries.

Suspects Description:

(1). White male, 17-20 years old, 5’5”, wearing a dark shirt and jeans that were faded in the middle of the legs.
(2). Black male, 17-20 years old, 6’, wearing a red ‘Gap’ hooded shirt with a zipper, dark blue jogging pants with white stripes on the sides.
(3). Black male, 17-20 years old, less then 6’ tall, plain white t-shirt and dark pants.

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Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help with solving a case of break enter and arson into a residence in Pugwash Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Sometime overnight on the 27th of August 2008 someone entered a vacant house at 10740 Durham Street #6 Highway in Pugwash. After the culprit (s) left, the uninsured house caught fire and was completely destroyed. Damage was in excess of $40,000.

The owners earlier in the week advised the investigators that the same house was broken into sometime in the last month; during this break the residence received minor damage.

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