Police investigate incident at Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax

Police Investigate Weapons Complaint

At 4:45 p.m. on October 2nd, 2020 Halifax Regional Police responded to a weapons complaint in the  0-100 block of Lacewood Drive in Halifax.

The complainant was driving on Lacewood Drive when the driver of another vehicle cut him off. The driver of the other vehicle then exited his vehicle and challenged the complainant to fight on the roadway. The complainant drove away immediately but became stuck in traffic near the suspect vehicle again. At that time the complainant advised Police that the suspect driver began yelling obscenities toward him and held what the complainant believed was a handgun in his hand.

The suspect driver was described as a 20-30 year-old Caucasian male with a full dark beard, he was wearing a gray sweater at the time of the incident. The suspect was driving an older model gold coloured Hyundai sedan with a rear spoiler. The suspect vehicle was last seen driving toward the Bayer’s Lake park area.  No one was injured during the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

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.

RCMP warning public about threatening solicitation scams 

October 2, 2020, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia…The Nova Scotia RCMP is warning the public about a number of threatening phone and computer scams being reported throughout the province.

There are many types of scams on the rise in the province and the most recent one involves callers falsely representing an organization, such as police or government agency. The caller will then threaten to arrest the individual or suspend their travel visa or tax account if immediate payment is not made. Police want to remind the public that legitimate organizations do not conduct business this way.

“If someone portrays themselves as representing a government institution or another organization, and are threatening you with arrest unless you send immediate payment, regardless of reason, it’s a scam,” says Cpl. Laurie Haines of the Nova Scotia RCMP Commercial Crime Section. “These scams are very convincing because the caller ID or spoofed email address appear associated to the police or government institution in question” he further adds.

Recipients of these calls are asked to hang up and not continue with the calls. Anyone who suspects they have been targeted in a phone or computer scam is encouraged to contact their local police, and also the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or online at https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm.

Police investigate multiple commercial break and enters 

Police are investigating multiple commercial break and enters that have occurred this week in the Halifax-area. 

Since September 28, police have received eleven reports of break and enters into businesses in Dartmouth and Lower Sackville. Members of the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the cases. Investigators are continuing to determine if any property was stolen during these break-ins and are considering the possibility that all or some of the incidents are related. 

Two suspects in relation to some of the cases are described as white men, both tall, one with a thin build and the other with a medium build. It is believed that they were driving an older model silver Honda Civic. 

List of incidents:

October 1

• Harbourside Collision Center CSN, 259 Windmill Road, Dartmouth
• NAPA Auto Parts, 123 Cobequid Road, Lower Sackville
• Top Coat Automotive, 474 Cobequid Road, Lower Sackville
• Dave Horne Automotive, 15 Borden Ave, Dartmouth
• Big Boy Auto, 250 Waverley Road, Dartmouth
• NSLC store, 650 Portland Street, Dartmouth
• NAPA Auto Parts, 327 Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth

Overnight September 30 to October 1

• Master Tech Auto, 370 Windmill Road, Dartmouth

September 30

• Speedy Auto Service, 59 Tacoma Drive, Dartmouth

September 28

• Chad Kennedy’s Auto Pro, 102 Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth
• Greco Pizza, 102 Albro Lake Road, Dartmouth

Anyone with information about the incidents or who may have video from any of the areas where the break-ins occurred is asked 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.

Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Bedford early this morning.

At approximately 4 a.m. police responded to a robbery at the Irving gas station at 389 Bedford Highway. Two men entered the store and demanded cash and cigarettes. The suspects took a quantity of cash and cigarettes and fled on foot southbound on the Bedford Highway. No weapon was seen. The employee did not report any physical injuries.

The first suspect is described as a white man, approximately 5’8″-5’10”, slim build, in his late 20s to early 30s, with a faded tattoo on the left side of his neck. He was wearing a black hat, jeans, a face mask and a black sweater.

The second suspect is described as a white man, approximately 5’8″-5’10” in his late 20s to early 30s. He was wearing a face mask, a gray Under Armor hoodie and a two-toned blue ball cap.

Anyone with information about this incident or video from the area is asked to call police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.

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September 28, 2020, Little Forks, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia…Cumberland District RCMP is asking for the public’s help to solve a suspicious fire Cumberland County Landfill site in Little Forks.

On September 19 at approximately 4:30 p.m., a garbage compactor machine was destroyed by fire believed to be suspicious. The damage estimated to be more than $1,000,000. A group of individuals on ATV’s were seen in the area at the time and are of interest to police.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the RCMP at 902-667-3859. 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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Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred this morning in Halifax.

At 12:01 AM on September 28th, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Bluenose
Market, located at 28 Titus St, in Halifax. A man entered the store and produced a knife and
then demanded the clerk give him cartons of cigarettes and the money from the cash register.
He was last seen leaving on foot towards Evans Avenue.
The employee was not injured.

The suspect is described as a white man, approximately 5’5” in height, between 20-30 years of
age. He was wearing a grey hooded sweater, dark coloured pants, a dark blue baseball hat
with a light blue brim, and brown dress shoes.

The investigation is in its early stages and Investigators with the General Investigation Section
of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation.
Updates on the investigation will be provided when available.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 902-490-5016.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or
submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.
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Halifax Regional Police

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a robbery that occurred this morning in Halifax.

At 9:40 a.m. on September 26^th,  2020, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Petro Canada Service Station located at 7015 Bayers Road, Halifax. A lone male suspect entered the Service Station and confronted the lone male employee who was working behind the counter. The suspect placed a black re-useable cloth bag on the counter and demanded cigarettes and money. The suspect indicated he had a weapon inside his hoodie pocket but no weapon was produced. The suspect went behind the counter and removed an undisclosed amount of money from the till and cigarettes from the cigarette drawer. The suspect placed the money and cigarettes in the cloth bag and fled the Service Station running East on Bayers Road.

The male employee was not injured.

The suspect is described as a white male, between 20-30 years old, slim build, 5’7” in height and 145lbs in weight. He had a tattoo on the right of his neck and a tattoo on the top of his right hand from his thumb to his index finger (no description on the tattoos). He was wearing a maroon hoodie with white “Canada” lettering, a black ball cap, blue face mask, black pants and black shoes. The suspect was carrying a black re-usable cloth bag with a white symbol. He placed the  stolen money and stolen cigarettes inside the bag.

Multiple police units attended the scene and actively looked for the suspect. An Investigator from the Forensic Identification Unit attended and processed the scene.

The investigation will be assigned to Investigators from the General Investigative Section.

Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the suspects is asked 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.

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Police Investigate Break and Enter

Halifax Regional Police were called to Chanoey’s Pasta at 41 Portland Street, Dartmouth at approximately 6:40 A.M. on September 24th after a passerby noticed damage to the door and inside the business. Police arrived and discovered that the business had been broken into and damage done inside. The investigation is ongoing.

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.

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