Two inmates have escaped from the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth Thursday evening, according to Nova Scotia’s Department of Justice.
In a release, the province said Chad Stephen Clarke, 28, and Thomas Joseph Smith, 31, escaped the facility around 8:51 p.m. Thursday night.
Clarke was on remand at the facility for several charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, theft under $5,000, possession, and break and enter. He is described as 5’11, weighing about 160 pounds with light brown hair, blue eyes and a beard.
Smith was also on remand at the facility for several charges, including driving while disqualified, failure to attend court, breaches of conditions, robbery, possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes and carrying a concealed weapon. He is six feet tall, weighs about 180 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and a beard.
The release said the matter has been referred to Halifax Regional Police for investigation and anyone with information should contact police at 902-490-5020.
It said the Department of Justice will conduct a “full review of this incident.”