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Halifax police charge 3 men in theft of firearms from Dartmouth business

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Halifax Regional Police have charged three men in the theft of firearms from a business in Dartmouth last month.

In a release, police said officers responded to an alarm at Nova Scotia Tactical on Windmill Road around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 25.

“The suspects broke into the business and stole a number of firearms. The suspects fled prior to officers arriving on scene,” the release said.

Police say as a result of the investigation, three men have been arrested.

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Alexander Paul MacDougall, 26, Tyrell Ramone Beals, 34, and Tremaine Daniel Colley, 39, have been charged with:

  • Break and enter to steal firearms
  • Mischief (property damage)
  • Unauthorized possession of a firearm (16 counts)
  • Possession of a firearm knowing it is unauthorized (16 counts)
  • Trafficking in firearms (16 counts)
  • Transferring a firearm without authority (16 counts)

The release said Beals and Colley are also facing 16 counts each of possession of a firearm contrary to a court order.

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Police say the stolen firearms have not yet been recovered.

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