Amherst Police Department

• Man charged with murder in N.S. shooting that killed 23-year-old

  Joseph Thomas Hartson, 33, was charged with murder on Tuesday, in the death of Jerry Jordan Morrissey, 23.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2021
  
• Police in Amherst, N.S. investigating fatal shooting, 1 person in custody

  The victim was taken to hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries, and later died.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2021
  
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• Man charged in connection with 2 explosions that rocked the town of Amherst, N.S.

  Brian Stephen MacDonald, 46, of Amherst is facing three charges.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2020
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• Amherst police detonate device following reports of blasts in Agnew Street area

  The device, which police did not name or disclose further details about, detonated in the Agnew Street area and woke many people in town.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2020
• 2 women charged after fatal fire in Amherst

  The Amherst Police Department says a 26-year-old man from Moncton died in the fire on East Pleasant Street.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2019
• One dead after suspicious fire in Amherst

  The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2019
• Amherst police cleared of wrongdoing after man dies shortly after arrest

  SiRT is responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia, whether or not there is an allegation of wrongdoing.

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  Sep 30, 2019
• Woman admits to jumping out window to avoid arrest, officer not charged: SiRT

  Nova Scotia’s Serious Incident Response Team says the woman attempted to flee by going to the kitchen window, removing the screen and jumping to the ground below.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2018
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• Three people facing 46 charges each in connection with series of break-ins Nova Scotia

  Nova Scotia RCMP along with the Amherst Police Department investigated the crimes, with officials saying they occurred in Amherst, N.S., and East Amherst, N.S., between Aug. 5 and Aug. 26. 

  Crime

  Aug 29, 2018
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• Nova Scotia RCMP charge 19-year-old with drug trafficking

  Police say that they arrested two 19-year-old men from Amherst on Friday, eventually searching a home on Kent Drive.

  Crime

  Jul 8, 2018