LOWER SACKVILLE, NS – Halifax District RCMP and Halifax Regional Police are investigating a rash of thefts from mailboxes.
On Wednesday, Canada Post alerted Halifax District RCMP that a number of mailboxes had been broken into over the past eight days. Police say culprit(s) used vice grips to pull the tumbler mechanism out of the locks to get inside each of the mailboxes. Once inside the mailboxes, the thieves stole the parcels.
The affected Canada Post mailbox locations in RCMP jurisdiction are: Waterstone Run at Lucasville Rd., Bryston Rd. at Lucasville Rd., Millstone Ct. at Waterstone Run, and 1400 Lucasville Rd. In total, seven mailboxes were broken into.
Halifax Regional Police are investigating similar incidents in their jurisdiction as well. These include four incidents on Ketch Harbour Road and one in Bedford.
Police ask that anyone with information about these break-ins to contact local HRP or RCMP detachment, or call Crime Stoppers.
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