Two men have been charged after an alleged break-in at a Dartmouth home on Thursday.
Halifax Regional Police say that at 5:00 p.m., officers responded to reports of a break-in progress at a residence in the 200 block of Prince Arthur Avenue.
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A witness caught two suspects at the residence with one of them allegedly armed with a handgun.
Police say the witness was able to disarm the suspect with the gun before both men fled the scene in a black pickup truck.
At approximately 5:30, police located the truck in the 0-100 block of Roleika Drive and secured a nearby home.
An hour later the Emergency Response Team located and arrested one of the men inside the home.
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The second man turned himself into police officers at the scene soon after the first arrest.
No one was injured.
Jason Brown, 41, and Riley Crosby, 23, of Dartmouth have each been charged with break and enter with intent, assault with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, careless use of a firearm, using an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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