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FALL RIVER: A 29-year-old Dartmouth man has been charged with assault-related offences following an incident last month in Fall River.

RCMP responded on Aug. 22 at approximately 5:15 a.m. to an assault that occurred on McPherson Road in Fall River, said Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay.

“RCMP officers learned that a man had assaulted a woman known to him at the home before fleeing the scene,” he said.

The 29-year-old victim suffered minor injuries.

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On September 4, at approximately 12:15 a.m., RCMP officers received information that the man, who now had an arrest warrant against him, had returned to the residence on McPherson Rd.

“Officers attended and after a foot chase the 29-year-old man was safely arrested,” said Cpl. Tremblay

Tyler Charles Boland, from Dartmouth, has been charged with Assault and Failure to Comply with a Probation Order (three counts).

The incident was posted on HRM Crime Mapping.

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Boland was held in custody.

He was later released on conditions by the court.

Boland will return in Dartmouth Provincial Court on October 9.

File 24-114607