Police Investigate Break & Enter Into Business – Halifax

At 9:30 a.m. on May 3, 2020, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a Break & Enter at a small business in the 400 block of Parkland Drive in Halifax. Investigators believe the business was entered by multiple suspects in the early morning hours this date.

Stolen from the business was an undisclosed quantity of cigarettes.

Police 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

Beware of scammers posing as Nova Scotia Power employees

May 2, 2020, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia…Lunenburg District RCMP is warning the public of two recent reports of someone posing as a Nova Scotia Power employee and calling residents to request payment in gift cards.

On May 1 and again today, Lunenburg District RCMP had complaints where a caller stated the householder’s power meter was changed or needed to be changed immediately and a payment was required. The caller then requested the person on the line call a 1-800 number to pay. Once they called that number, the caller requested that payment be made in gift cards. One person provided over $1,000 in gift cards and later called police. The other person was asked to provide over $1,000 in gift cards but hung up and called police.

“Anyone who calls or emails you requesting payment in gift cards or crypto-currency is a scam,” says
Cpl. Wayne Ross of Nova Scotia RCMP Financial Crime Section. “Never provide them personal or financial information.”

Nova Scotia Power employees never initiate a request for payment over the phone. The only way to pay a bill with Nova Scotia Power is by calling their customer service line at 1-800-428-6230 or through the secure website at www.nspower.ca. Nova Scotia Power will not accept payment in the form of gift cards.

The RCMP is asking anyone who receives this type of call or has information regarding the person(s) making these calls to report it to their local police. 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.

The investigation is ongoing.

File #s 2020-550649 and 2020-554097

Look out for Glass Eel poachers

Elvers, also known as Glass Eels, are juvenile American eels that have matured into the third stage of their lifecycle where they hatch from eggs in the Sargasso Sea, eventually making their way to inland waterways (rivers and streams) along the Atlantic Coast of North America as transparent small worm-like eels.

This fishery is closely monitored and managed but the opportunity for illegal activity remains a concern.

The Conservation and Protection Branch of The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is asking the public with any information about illegal elver fishing to call Crime Stoppers and leave an anonymous tip at 1 800 222 8477 or leave a tip at: crimestoppers.ns.ca  or via the p3 App.

 

Do you recognize these persons if interest in Yarmouth Arson??

 

April 29, 2020, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia… Yarmouth Town RCMP is asking for the public’s help to identify two persons of interest in relation to an arson and mischief.

Just after 1 a.m. on April 25, Yarmouth Town RCMP responded to a truck fire at a wharf on Water St. in Yarmouth. The investigation revealed that the truck was deliberately set on fire and completely destroyed. The next day, police were made aware of a nearby fishing boat from the same wharf that washed up on nearby rocks causing damage to the vessel. It appears as the boat’s lines to the wharf were disconnected around the same time as the arson.

Two people were captured on video surveillance in the area. One person is wearing a blue jacket, grey pants and carrying a black backpack. The second person is wearing a beige jacket and orange camouflage pants.

The Yarmouth Town RCMP are asking the public that if they have any information on the incidents or the two persons of interest to contact them at 902-742-8777. 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 # 2020520526

Do you recognize this person of interest in Dartmouth Theft?

Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in relation to a wallet that was taken in Dartmouth last week.

A woman called police to file a lost property report after she left her wallet containing cash and identification in a shopping cart at a store on Wright Avenue in Dartmouth on April 20. She contacted the store when she realized her wallet was missing, but employees couldn’t find it.

Video surveillance shows a man walking out of the store with the woman’s wallet. The man is described as white, approximately 5’9” with a medium build and medium-length light-coloured hair. He was wearing a plaid jacket, jeans and white sneakers.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the identity of the suspect or the woman’s property 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 using the P3 Tips App.

 

Help the RCMP solve an assault

April 28, 2020, Fletchers Lake, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP is asking for the public’s help to help solve an assault that occurred in Fletchers Lake.

At approximately 8:10 p.m. on April 21, Halifax District RCMP received a report of a woman walking along Holland Dr. when she was approached by a man and assaulted. The woman yelled and got away while the man ran away into the woods.

Police searched the area with assistance of the Halifax Regional Police K9 Unit but did not locate the suspect.

The suspect is described as a white man, between 17 and 22-year-old, slim build and light brown hair. He was wearing a light pink hoodie, black jogging pants with a white stripe and a black baseball cap.

Anyone with information 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.

Yarmouth Man arrested on child pornography charges

Yarmouth Man arrested on child pornography charges

April 25, 2020, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia… The RCMP’s Yarmouth/Clare Street Crime Unit has arrested a Yarmouth man for child pornography offences.

On April 21, after an investigation and the search of a home, Christopher Paul Wood of Wedgeport, Yarmouth County, has been charged with the following offenses:

–       Makes, prints, publishes or possesses Child Pornography

–       Possession of Child Pornography

–       Sexual Interference

–       Making sexually explicit material available to child

–       Luring a Child,

–       Unauthorized possession of a firearm

–       Possession of firearm knowing possession is unauthorized

–       Uttering threats and uttering threats to cause death

–       Careless Use of a firearm

–       Unsafe Storage of Firearm

Wood was remanded into custody at Yarmouth Provincial Court hearing by video appearance and was released on house arrest on a recognizance with no contact with victims, not to possess or use any electronic devices and not to access social media sites or applications. Amongst other conditions, he is not to be in contact with any child under the age of sixteen years unless in the presence of another adult without a criminal record.

The investigation was led by Yarmouth/Clare Street Crime with the assistance of H Div Human Trafficking Unit, NS Internet Child Exploitation Unit and assistance of the Yarmouth County RCMP detachment.

The RCMP is reaching out to the public with any information about this crime or other crimes can call Yarmouth Municipal RCMP  at 902-742-8777.  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.

 

Police file # 2020466878 refers.

Victim defrauded over $100,000

Victim defrauded over $100,000

April 25, 2020, Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia… Halifax District RCMP received a report of a fraud were the victim was defrauded over $100,000 in Eastern Passage.

On April 23, the victim received a call from a person who said they were with Mega Millions and that he had won $18,000,000 and a brand new Mercedes. The victim was then directed to deposit money into different accounts at different banks.   The victim did what they thought was required and made the deposits.

Police want to remind the public that being scammed is never the victim’s fault. Scammers can be very persuasive and convincing. You are not alone if you have been the victim of fraud.

Anyone who suspects they may be the victim of fraud or have been tricked into giving personal or financial information should contact their local police service. Please report these calls to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) by phone at 1-888-495-8501 (10 a.m. – 6 p.m. AST) or online at www.antifraudcentre.ca.

Police file # 20-48741 refers.

Police continue to investigate murder of Lori Katherine Jollimore

Today marks the third anniversary of the murder of Lori Katherine Jollimore and the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate the case.

At approximately 1:09 p.m. on April 27, 2017, police responded to a sudden death call at a home on Farquharson Street in Dartmouth. When officers arrived, they located Lori deceased inside the residence. The next day the Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and ruled her death a homicide.

Investigators believe there are people who have information that could help solve Lori’s murder and we hope that the passage of time will encourage them 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.

Investigators ask anyone with information about Lori’s murder 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.

Lori’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 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

Police Investigating Assault with a Weapon

Police are currently investigating an assault with a weapon that took place this morning in Halifax.

At 3:48 a.m., police responded to 1181 Hollis Street, Halifax (Westin Hotel) to a report of a man who had been assaulted with an edged weapon. The victim, an 18-year-old man was treated for non-life threatening injuries by EHS. A 23-year-old man was arrested at the scene without incident. The victim and man in custody are known to one another.

The investigation is in its early stages and there is no word on charges at this time. Anyone with information about this incident 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 by using the P3 Tips app.