Building Evacuated, Part of Main St. Shutdown During Warrant Arrest.

Cumberland County District RCMP and Nova Scotia RCMP Critical Incident Program (CIP) safely arrested a man in Springhill related to outstanding warrants.

On October 6, Shawn Embree, 31, of Springhill, failed to attend a scheduled court appearance associated to sixteen outstanding firearms and driving offences. A warrant was issued for his arrest.

On November 18, Cumberland County District RCMP learned that Embree was at a unit within a residential building on Main St. in Springhill. When officers attended, Embers refused to exit or comply with police direction.

Out of an abundance of caution and in consideration of Embree’s previous known possession of firearms, officers directed people in neighbouring apartments to exit the building temporarily and part of Main St. was closed to traffic. Support units including RCMP Police Dog Services (PDS) and Nova Scotia RCMP Emergency Response Team attended.

At approximately 4:15 p.m., Embree left the building and attempted to flee on foot. He was safely arrested.

Embree had a court appearance on November 19 and remains in custody pending future court appearances. He is facing a total of 30 charges from multiple ongoing investigations lead by Cumberland County District RCMP and Amherst Police Department.

Officers appreciated cooperation from residents of Springhill as they worked towards a safe resolution of this incident.

Source: RCMP Release