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Posted: Apr 06, 2021 5:53 PM AT | Last Updated: April 6 Halifax regional council has unanimously voted to review its shared policing model.(Robert Short/CBC) comments Halifax regional council voted unanimously Tuesday for a review of the blended model of policing in the municipality. Under the current arrangement, police services are split between the Halifax Regional Police and the Halifax District RCMP. Halifax Regional Police covers Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford, while the RCMP covers the suburban and rural areas of Halifax Regional Municipality.   Although all councillors voted in fa...

  HALIFAX -- The Halifax District RCMP has charged an 18-year-old man from Middle Sackville, N.S. in connection to break and enters to vehicles. Around 9:13 p.m. on Monday, the Halifax District RCMP responded to complaints of a man checking vehicles in the area of Darlington Drive. Once RCMP arrived, they located a suspect matching the description. While officers were speaking with the man, one of the residents exited their home and confirmed with police that they had the right man. Police arrested the 18-year-old without incident. They say he did have stolen property in his possession,...

  HALIFAX -- Halifax District RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify the driver of an older model silver Ford Ranger pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run collision in Lower Sackville just before 9 p.m. on Sunday. Police say at approximately 9 p.m. on March 14, officers were dispatched to a collision at the intersection of Sackville Drive and Beaver Bank Road. Police say the victim’s vehicle was stopped at a red light when it was rear-ended by the suspect’s vehicle, which then backed up and fled onto Douglas Avenue. The collision caused damage to the victim’s vehicle...

Nova Scotia RCMP is investigating after a counterfeit American $100 bill was used in Eastern Passage, N.S.

  HALIFAX -- The Halifax District RCMP says it has received several reports of online marketplace scams over the last month.  According to police, the scams sometimes happen to a victim who posts an ad online; the suspect pretends to be a buyer, asks the victim to ship the item promising payment to follow, but never pays after they get the item in the mail. The RCMP says this has happened to people selling various items, such as clothes, electronics, and instruments. PUPPY SCAMS     The RCMP is also issuing a warning about puppy scams. According to the RCMP, the suspect will post...