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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.
26-99537
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
26-100328
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