Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses
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Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses
Description
January 31, 2016
Sun, Jan 31: It may be referred to as a hoax or prank but no one is laughing. On Saturday, Halifax Fire responded to about 16 fire alarm calls at businesses in Dartmouth and Bedford. In each case, a male caller posing as a firefighter had asked staff to trigger the fire alarm to test it. As Rebecca Lau reports, the hoax is not only a nuisance but also dangerous.
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Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses02:04 | January 31, 2016 -
N.S. experts and advocates react to U.S. court decision on social media’s harmful effects on youth02:08 | March 26, 2026 -
New traffic enforcement method from police in Halifax sees officers disguised as panhandlers02:12 | March 24, 2026 -
Case involving teen charged with planning to attack Bridgewater school pushed back02:09 | March 23, 2026 -
Halifax police investigating after dash-cam captures multi-vehicle collision01:58 | March 23, 2026 -
NS Securities Commission talks Fraud Prevention Month05:27 | March 23, 2026 -
Loved ones of N.S. man wonder if justice will ever be served in his homicide02:18 | March 20, 2026 -
Teen accused in alleged school attack plot spanning Nova Scotia and Manitoba00:39 | March 18, 2026 -
Charges dropped for Montreal man accused of second-degree murder in Nova Scotia02:01 | March 13, 2026 -
Allan Legere, New Brunswick’s ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dies in prison02:17 | March 10, 2026 -
Mi’kmaw leaders condemn RCMP activity after several raids of First Nation storefronts02:21 | March 5, 2026 -
Stepfather of missing N.S. kids in Pictou court to face sexual assault charges01:51 | March 2, 2026 -
‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge01:39 | February 26, 2026 -
N.S. mother whose teenage daughter was sexually assaulted says abuser deserves more jail time02:05 | February 23, 2026 -
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Calls for greater police presence in Halifax to tackle rising retail theft02:09 | February 15, 2026 -
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Another youth arrested in N.S. hockey hazing investigation, RCMP say02:20 | February 6, 2026 -
Youths charged with sexual assault in hockey hazing investigation01:52 | February 5, 2026 -
Former IWK CEO sentenced in fraud charge01:58 | February 4, 2026 -
Brother of fatal snowplow accident victim says family and town are grieving01:51 | February 3, 2026 -
Stepfather of missing N.S. siblings charged with sexual assault of adult, forcible confinement00:34 | January 29, 2026 -
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Halifax teen allegedly part of online extremist group has 4 of 5 charges dropped01:55 | January 22, 2026 -
Experts weigh in after two police shooting in Maritimes02:22 | January 21, 2026 -
N.S. man speaks out after cannabis raid by RCMP on his trading post02:15 | January 21, 2026
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Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses02:04 | January 31, 2016
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N.S. experts and advocates react to U.S. court decision on social media’s harmful effects on youth02:08 | March 26, 2026
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New traffic enforcement method from police in Halifax sees officers disguised as panhandlers02:12 | March 24, 2026
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Case involving teen charged with planning to attack Bridgewater school pushed back02:09 | March 23, 2026
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Halifax police investigating after dash-cam captures multi-vehicle collision01:58 | March 23, 2026
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NS Securities Commission talks Fraud Prevention Month05:27 | March 23, 2026
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Loved ones of N.S. man wonder if justice will ever be served in his homicide02:18 | March 20, 2026
-
Teen accused in alleged school attack plot spanning Nova Scotia and Manitoba00:39 | March 18, 2026
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Charges dropped for Montreal man accused of second-degree murder in Nova Scotia02:01 | March 13, 2026
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Allan Legere, New Brunswick’s ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dies in prison02:17 | March 10, 2026
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Mi’kmaw leaders condemn RCMP activity after several raids of First Nation storefronts02:21 | March 5, 2026
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Stepfather of missing N.S. kids in Pictou court to face sexual assault charges01:51 | March 2, 2026
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‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith pleads not guilty to sexual assault charge01:39 | February 26, 2026
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N.S. mother whose teenage daughter was sexually assaulted says abuser deserves more jail time02:05 | February 23, 2026
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Ottawa investing more than $1M to address youth crime in the Maritimes01:52 | February 20, 2026
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‘There’s no way’; Halifax sports bar in shock after signed jerseys stolen01:54 | February 19, 2026
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Calls for greater police presence in Halifax to tackle rising retail theft02:09 | February 15, 2026
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Ottawa providing more than $600k to address youth crime in New Brunswick02:07 | February 13, 2026
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Halifax security expert says Nova Scotia schools could benefit from patrol officers02:00 | February 12, 2026
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Nova Scotia Power customers demand accountability after almost a year of record-high bills03:01 | February 12, 2026
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Halifax Police Chief talks gun buyback program05:57 | February 11, 2026
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Man convicted in 2022 fatal nightclub shooting in Halifax faces years-long sentence02:08 | February 9, 2026
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Former IWK Health Centre CEO out on bail pending appeal02:08 | February 9, 2026
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Another youth arrested in N.S. hockey hazing investigation, RCMP say02:20 | February 6, 2026
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Youths charged with sexual assault in hockey hazing investigation01:52 | February 5, 2026
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Former IWK CEO sentenced in fraud charge01:58 | February 4, 2026
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Brother of fatal snowplow accident victim says family and town are grieving01:51 | February 3, 2026
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Stepfather of missing N.S. siblings charged with sexual assault of adult, forcible confinement00:34 | January 29, 2026
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Halifax teen allegedly part of online extremist group has 4 of 5 charges dropped01:55 | January 22, 2026
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N.S. man speaks out after cannabis raid by RCMP on his trading post02:15 | January 21, 2026
Halifax police looking for prank caller posing as firefighter who targeted 16 businesses
Description
January 31, 2016
Sun, Jan 31: It may be referred to as a hoax or prank but no one is laughing. On Saturday, Halifax Fire responded to about 16 fire alarm calls at businesses in Dartmouth and Bedford. In each case, a male caller posing as a firefighter had asked staff to trigger the fire alarm to test it. As Rebecca Lau reports, the hoax is not only a nuisance but also dangerous.
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