Halifax Police

• 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
  
• Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing after violent arrest leads to man’s death

  Nova Scotia’s police oversight agency has cleared seven Halifax police officers of wrongdoing after they restrained a man who died at the conclusion of a chaotic arrest this year.

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  Dec 22, 2025
  
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• Woman has life-threatening injuries after being hit by garbage truck: Halifax police

  Halifax police say a 34-year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a garbage truck early Monday morning.

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  Nov 24, 2025
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• Halifax youth facing child pornography charges set to enter plea Nov. 20

  A Halifax youth facing child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group has a court date this morning.

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  Oct 30, 2025
• Halifax police shoots at car after officer nearly run down, guns drawn at wrong suspects

  Halifax Regional Police say an officer shot at a car fleeing a traffic stop, and then later police pulled over the wrong suspect vehicle. Two people are now arrested.

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  Aug 28, 2025
• 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
• Halifax police investigate shooting near Armdale Roundabout, victim ‘banging’ on hotel door

  Officers responded to the 200 to 300 block of St. Margarets Bay Road at around 5:30 a.m. to reports of a man with a gunshot wound.

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  Mar 28, 2025
• Man in Bedford, N.S. dies in police custody during service call

  A Halifax man died after he was taken into custody Friday night for what police described as a mental health episode. The provincial police watchdog is investigating.

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  Mar 1, 2025
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• A 25-year-old man has died in Halifax police custody after being Tasered

  Nova Scotia's provincial police watchdog is investigating how a 25-year old Halifax man died in custody after being tasered by cops responding to a mental health call.

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  Feb 23, 2025
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• Halifax teen wakes ‘up in a puddle,’ left alone in cold after hit-and-run

  A 15-year-old boy was hit by a car this week in the Halifax area. The driver who hit him fled the scene, leaving the boy and family wondering how someone could do such a thing.

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  Jan 31, 2025