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ENFIELD: Over the past week (Oct. 27-Nov. 3), East Hants RCMP responded to 121 calls for service.
Here are a few highlights as provided by S/Sgt. Cory Bushell with the Enfield detachment:
On Oct 27 officers conducted a routine check on an Enfield man who was on house arrest to ensure he was abiding by his conditions.
Police discovered he was not at his residence and therefor breaching his conditions. The man is well-known to police.
Charges have been laid as a result, said S/Sgt. Bushelll.
RCMP responded to a complaint of a hit and run accident on Oct. 27 in the Elmsdale Petro Canada parking lot. A blue Mitsubishi SUI backed into another vehicle, causing minor damage and then left the scene without providing driver information or insurance particulars.
If anyone has information on this matter they are asked to contact the East Hants RCMP.
On Oct 28, police responded to a complaint of an impaired driver in the ditch in the Nine Mile River area. Upon arrival, police discovered a 46-year-old male sitting in a large commercial vehicle which had run off the road.
The male was taken in for testing and blew 2.5 times the legal limit. He was released with impaired driving charges and will appear in court.
On Oct 29 police responded to a collision in a retail parking lot in Elmsdale. Members quickly determined one of the drivers involved was exhibiting signs of intoxication.
The male, a 78-year-old, was compelled to provide a sample of his breath and failed. He has been released with impaired driving charges and will appear in court.
East Hants RCMP were advised several reports were received by Colchester County RCMP that a vehicle was travelling southbound in the northbound lane of Hwy 102 near Brookfield on Oct. 31.
Police immediately started diverting northbound traffic off the 102 and onto trunk 2 to prevent a head on collision while members from East Hants and Colchester converged on Hwy 102 in search of the wayward driver.
Officers confirmed vehicle had left the highway prior to police detection, prompting a re-opening of the northbound lane to motorists.
On Nov. 2, police received a compliant of fraud. A local senior was tricked into sending gift cards to a crook who posed as a family friend in financial trouble.
The public is reminded would be thieves often request victims send gift cards, or other non-traditional sources of money which are hard to trace.
If someone reaches out by e-mail or phone or social media asking for money and it seems fishy – it probably is. Call police if unsure before you send anything.
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