Halifax Regional Polic

• High-risk offender who served sentence for sexually assaulting teen girl now living in Halifax region

  Gerald Edmund Pike, 53, has a criminal convictions history for violent offences dating back to 1999.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2021
  
• DNA expert testifies as Bassam Al-Rawi’s sexual assault trial resumes

  Bassam Al-Rawi is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who was found unconscious in the back of his taxi in May 2015, naked from the waist down and intoxicated.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2019
  
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• Nova Scotia pair charged after 1 kg of ecstasy intercepted by border services: RCMP

  On Jan. 3, Mounties arrested a 51-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman from South Rawdon, N.S., without incident. 

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2019
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• Halifax police charge taxi driver after alleged hit-and-run

  Police said they responded to the collision at the intersection of Robie Street and Cogswell Street just after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2018
• Halifax police arrest man after failed drug store robbery

  Halifax Regional Police say that a man was reportedly demanding medication from pharmacy staff after he indicated he had a weapon. 

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2018
• Man stabbed in Point Pleasant Park now facing assault, theft and confinement charges

  Staff Sgt. Greg Robertson with Halifax Regional Police says the man, 27, and the woman, 25, were camping in Point Pleasant Park when the altercation happened.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2018
• Dump truck pulled from Halifax Harbour at site of fatal workplace incident

  The truck was pulled from the water at the Fairview Cove Sequestration Facility on Africville Road, a location for the disposal of pyritic slate.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2018
• Halifax police make arrest after Nova Scotia FOI website breached, personal information exposed

  The government says it is in the process of reaching out to people whose data may have been accessed and informing them of the breach. However, the province says that no financial information is at risk. 

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2018
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• Newfoundland police investigating ‘historic’ allegations of sexual assault by RCMP doctor

  The RNC are now asking anyone who believe they were sexually assaulted or anybody who is a victim of any sexual assault to report it to the RNC by calling 729-8000.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Halifax police arrest 3 in connection with 2 robberies Wednesday night

  Charges have yet to be laid but police say they are expected. 

  Crime

  Jan 18, 2018