From the Cruiser – Jan. 17-24, 2022
Brought to you by: ENFIELD: Over the past week (Jan. 17-24), officers with the East Hants RCMP responded to 101 calls for service. Here are some of the highlighted calls…
Province bans highway border blockades under new order
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia issued a directive under the Emergency Management Act prohibiting protesters from blockading Highway 104 near the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. The directive also applies to people who…
COVID-19: One death, 10 new admissions; six discharges Jan. 28
HALIFAX: N.S. is reporting 10 new hospital admissions and six discharges on Jan. 28, along with one death related to COVID-19: a man in his 60s in Western Zone has…
Twenty-nine drivers charged with impaired driving offences in Fall River, Beaver Bank in 2021
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Eighteen drivers were charged with impaired operation of a vehicle during 2021 in the Beaver Bank and Fall River areas, statistics for the year from Halifax District…
Hammonds Plains man charged with human trafficking
HAMMONDS PLAINS: A 45-year-old Hammonds Plains man has been charged by the N.S. Human Trafficking team with multiple offence related to human trafficking. In a release, Halifax District RCMP Cpl.…
PHOTOS: Freedom Convoy departs Enfield bound for Ottawa
ENFIELD: Throngs of supporters lined the parking lot at the Big Stop/Enfield Tim’s and Hwy 2 to the Exit 7 ramp to Hwy 102 as the Freedom Convoy 2022 departed…
RCMP seeking two persons of interest in Beaver Bank ATV incident
BEAVER BANK: Halifax District RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance to identify two suspects of interest in an incident involving an ATV hitting an RCMP car and then fleeing police…
N.S. extending COVID-19 restrictions until Feb. 14; Community vaccination clinics to close by Feb. 4
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is extending current province-wide public health restrictions until February 14 to help limit the spread of COVID-19. There have been 369 hospitalizations and 30 deaths since the…
COVID-19: Three deaths; 16 new admissions; five discharges; 346 new cases reported Jan. 26
HALIFAX: On January 26, Nova Scotia is reporting 16 new hospital admissions and five discharges. The province is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19:— a woman in her 80s…
RCMP response sees slight increase in Fall River, Waverley, Musquodoboit Valley in Dec. 2021 over Dec. 2020
FALL RIVER/WAVERLEY: Halifax District RCMP responded to 616 calls for service in Dec. 2021, an increase of 2.4 per cent from the same period in Dec. 20202. The information comes…