Halifax Crime

• N.S. police watchdog probes shooting after officers called to liquor store robberies

  Halifax Regional Police says it was alerted to a pair of robberies at Crown-owned liquor stores that were just blocks apart from each other.

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  Jan 18
  
• Neighbours describe frightening scene after gunshots ring out in Dartmouth killing

  Halifax Police say they are investigating a homicide and asking for the public's help after a man was fatally shot in Dartmouth on Monday night. In an

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  Apr 1, 2025
  
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• Bomb threat hoax leaves councillors wondering how safe is Halifax City Hall

  At first, councillors thought little of the warning about a suspicious package found outside of city hall. That changed after the building was evacuated.

  Mar 28, 2025
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• Woman, 19, facing attempted murder charge in 6-year-old’s stabbing in Halifax

  Police say it doesn't appear the woman charged and the victim know each other. The six-year-old boy remains in hospital as of Monday.

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  Feb 24, 2025
• ‘Outrage’: Child stabbed multiple times by 19-year-old in downtown Halifax: police

  A child is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing in downtown Halifax on Sunday, police said. A 19-year-old suspect is in custody.

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  Feb 23, 2025
• Woman, 21, dies in hospital after being hit by car in Halifax, driver charged

  A 21-year-old woman has died after being struck in downtown Halifax by a vehicle that had allegedly just been in another collision up the road. 

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  Jan 28, 2025
• Halifax homicide: Library employee Lana Pinsky remembered for her literacy legacy

  Lana Pinsky’s friends and co-workers at the North End Public Library are remembering her as a joyous soul and reflecting on the legacy she left behind. She was killed last month.

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  Nov 8, 2024
• Halifax homicide: Neighbours in shock after woman found dead in apartment

  Police in Halifax are investigating a homicide at a condo building off Quinpool Road, and are looking for a 'person of interest' in the case. 

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  Oct 11, 2024
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• ‘He was truly loved’: Grieving family marks birthday of killed Halifax teen

  A gathering was held in Halifax on Sunday to call for justice in Devon Marsman's death, as three people are now charged in his murder. 

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  Oct 7, 2024
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• Police find witness who tried to help teen killed after stabbing at Halifax mall

  Police were looking to speak to a witness who came to the aid of a teenager who was killed after a stabbing outside the Halifax Shopping Centre. Four people have been charged.

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  Jun 11, 2024