Halifax Regional Police is making the public aware of a number of thefts of catalytic converters throughout the region in recent months.

A catalytic converter is an exhaust emission control device located under the vehicle between the muffler and the manifold. Catalytic converters are made of precious metals, which can make them valuable as scrap metal. Thieves stealing catalytic converters can act quickly and precisely, and these thefts can take place in under a minute. Thieves need access to the underside of vehicles and often use cordless reciprocating saws, which will create a loud grinding noise.

HRP is asking the public to be mindful of the following potential signs and report any suspicious activity:

• Vehicles going into businesses when they appear to be closed.
• Vehicles parked in dimly lit areas or secluded areas, especially during off hours.
• People who appear to be hiding from passing traffic or looking into or under vehicles.
• Grinding noises, as thieves may be using reciprocating saws to detach the converter.

Anyone with information about these thefts 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 using the P3 Tips App.

On January 21, 2022, New Glasgow Regional received nine reports of thefts from vehicles in the areas of Chestnut Street, Meadowlark Drive, Lovat Crescent, Parkview Drive in Westside New Glasgow and Park Street in Trenton. The thefts from vehicles occurred in the early morning of Friday January 21, where personal identification papers and valuables were stolen.

The two suspects are described as:

Suspect 1-White Male, wearing red sweater and red sweatpants with a large ECKO logo on the front of the sweater as well as on the leg of the sweatpants. Wearing a black mask and black sneakers with a white sole. 

Suspect 2-White Male, wearing a black sweater, black pants, a black mask and a black hat. Also wearing white sneakers with black laces.

Suspects driving a red colored Hyundai four door passenger car.

The investigation continues.

New Glasgow Regional Police are investigating nine incidents of thefts from vehicles throughout the towns of New Glasgow and Trenton,
New Glasgow Regional Police are advising the public to lock their vehicles. Many of the vehicles were left unlocked and valuables were in plain view.

“This is clearly a crime of opportunity, where criminals will mainly focus on the unlocked vehicles rather than focus their attention on locked vehicles,” said Constable Ken Macdonald of the New Glasgow Regional Police. 

Anyone who has information or may have witnessed this theft from vehicles is asked to call New Glasgow Regional Police at 902-752-1941. 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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January 23, 2022, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia…Halifax District RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who committed a break and enter into a business in Lower Sackville.

At approximately 05:25am this morning, police responded to a break and enter in progress into a business near the 500 block on Sackville Drive. 

The two suspects were captured on video surveillance. One person is described wearing dark green shirt, gray pants, black hat and blue jeans and having black hair.  The second suspect is describe as wearing all black clothing.  Both suspects were carrying backpacks. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Halifax District RCMP at 902-420-5020. 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 # 2022-9102

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On January 20, 2022 at 9:20 pm Halifax Regional Police responded to a call for a commercial robbery that took place at the Highfield Video & Variety located at 94 Highfield Park Drive, Dartmouth.

It was reported that two suspects entered the store, one produced a black handgun, demanding money.  An undisclosed amount of cash was taken along with a quantity of cigarettes.  The suspects fled the store traveling on foot eastbound on Highfield Park Drive.

Police Patrol and a K-9 officer searched the area, but the suspects have not yet been located.

No one was injured in the robbery.

Staff described one suspect as a dark complexed man in his twenties, wearing a black jacket.  The other suspect was described as a dark complexed man in his twenties wearing a red jacket with a brown fur-lined hood. 

The investigation is in its early stages. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or video from 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 using the P3 Tips App.

Property stolen from the site included multiple rolls of electrical wire of different gauges and other electrical components. The investigation led police to believe that the theft occurred sometime over the weekend of January 7^th to January 9^th. Police believe that the people responsible for this Break & Enter also committed a similar Break & Enter at the same site on December 20^th 2021. 

Additional information from the investigation has led police to believe that a white Acura     MDX (model in the mid 2000’s) was involved in transporting the property from the site.

Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Truro Police Service at 902-895-5351.

Please reference Police File # 2022-35960

Police are investigating the theft and subsequent arson of a motor vehicle in Dartmouth last year.

Police received a report of a motor vehicle that had been stolen from a residence on Demetreous Lane in on the evening of November 17.

On the morning of November 18, police received a report that a burned-out vehicle had been located in a parking lot on Lyle Street in Dartmouth. Through the investigation, officers confirmed the burned vehicle was the one that had been stolen and it had been left in the parking lot at approximately 7:30 p.m. on November 17.

Police are releasing images of a suspect who is described as a white man with dark hair and a thin build. At the time, the suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a red and white logo on the front, black pants, black sneakers with a white tread and was carrying a black duffle bag.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or the suspect 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 using the P3 Tips App.

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January 13, 2022, Fall River, Nova Scotia… The Integrated RCMP/HRP General Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a robbery that occurred on Hwy. 2 in Fall River.

At approximately 5 p.m. yesterday, Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of a robbery at a gas station/convenience store on Hwy. 2 in Fall River. Police learned that a man had entered the store, went behind the counter and demanded cash. He then grabbed cash from the till and left the store. Video surveillance shows the man getting into the passenger side of a car which fled towards Fall River on Hwy. 2. No one was injured.

The man is described as white, has brown hair, was wearing grey sweat pants, a red Puma hoody, beige work boots and a surgical mask being worn inside-out. The car is described as a black Nissan Sentra with chrome handles and wheels with hubcaps. The front driver’s side hub cap was missing.

Anyone with information on this incident 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.

File # : 22-4528

Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred Thursday January 13^th 2022 between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Just before 5 a.m. on January 13^th 2022, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Comfort Inn at 560 Bedford Highway., Bedford.

Suspects entered a room at the hotel and robbed the victims inside at gun point. Currently Halifax Regional Police has five people in custody and the matter is currently under investigation by the Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigation Division- General Investigation Section. There is no further threat to public safety in this matter.

Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the suspect(s) 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.

22-4715

January 13, 2022, Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia…Guysborough County District RCMPis seeking information related to the shooting of a dog in Marie Joseph.

On January 8 at approximately 2:15 p.m., police received a complaint of a dog having been shot in the community of Marie Joseph in Guysborough County. Police learned that the dog had been outside on the evening of January 7. The owner of the dog, who was not home at the time, received a call from a neighbour advising that the dog had been shot and succumbed to his injuries. The following day, the matter was reported to police.

Guysborough County District RCMP has been investigating this incident and continues to gather information and evidence. Police are now asking that anyone with information on this incident, who was in the areas of Hwy. 7 or Bakers Rd. in Marie Joseph, or who heard gun shots between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. on January 7 in the areas of Hwy. 7 or Bakers Rd. in Marie Joseph, contact them at 902-522-2200. 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 #: 2022-30165

Police are investigating a robbery and theft of motor vehicle that occurred in Halifax.

At approximately 7:20 p.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a call for a robbery in progress in the 1500 block of Lower Water Street. Victim was approached by lone male suspect, who produced a knife and stole victim’s vehicle, described as a gold-colored 2009 Toyota Camry, bearing Nova Scotia license plate GML055.

Suspect is described as a dark-skinned male, with dark-colored hair and eyes. Vehicle last viewed crossing the MacDonald Bridge, heading into Dartmouth. Suspect failed to stop vehicle for police, and pursuit concluded for public safety reasons.

The investigation is in its early stages. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident 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 using the P3 Tips App.