Halifax Regional Municipality

11/18/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/18/2024 13:59

Weekend update

Halifax Regional Police responded to 727 calls for service over the weekend. Some notable calls are as follows:

Break and enter

On November 17, at approximately 11 p.m., officers responded to a break and enter in progress in the 100 to 150 block of Pinecrest Drive in Dartmouth. A man was observed attempting to break into a construction site. At approximately 11:10 p.m., officers, located and arrested the suspect.

The 38-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date to face one charge of break and enter with intent to commit offence and one charge of possession of break instruments.

Weapons

On November 18, at approximately 12:52 a.m., officers responded to a weapons call on McFatridge Road in Halifax. A driver for a food delivery service reported that a woman, who was not known to him, threatened him with a knife. At approximately 12:55 a.m. officers located and arrested the suspect.

The 27-year-old woman attended Halifax provincial court today to face the following charges:

  • Robbery
  • Assault with a weapon
  • Uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death
  • Possess weapon dangerous to public peace
  • Carrying concealed weapon

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