Police in One Jurisdiction Responded to 814 Calls For Service Over The Weekend.
Weekend update
Halifax Regional Police responded to 814 calls for service over the weekend. Some notable incidents are as follows:
Police charge man with weapons offences and uttering threats
On June 26 at approximately 10:15 p.m., police responded to a weapons incident at the McDonald’s located at 25 Nantucket Avenue in Dartmouth. The caller reported that a man approached him and his two friends outside, asked them for a cigarette and threatened them with a metal object. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect in the parking lot and arrested him.
A 40-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date to face charges of uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death (x3) and possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace.
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Police charge man with dangerous operation and flight from police
On June 28 at approximately 11:55 a.m., police observed a vehicle believed to be stolen, travelling on Burnside Drive, near Wright Avenue in Dartmouth. Officers did not initiate a traffic stop at that time but followed the vehicle from a distance. Upon seeing police, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. Officers did not pursue and lost sight of the vehicle.
At approximately 1:55 p.m., officers located the vehicle, broken down with a flat tire, on Highway 118. The suspect was arrested without incident.
Travis Thompson, 27, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face charges of:
- Flight from police
- Dangerous operation of a conveyance
- Operation while prohibited
- Possession of stolen property over $5000.00
- Possession of stolen property under $5000.00
- Breach of probation.
Source: HRP Release
