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Updated - August 6, 2015 (2:50 p.m.)
The stolen 1971 Chevrolet C10 Super Cheyenne truck has been located in Porters Lake. Below is the media release issued by Halifax District RCMP.
Halifax District RCMP is investigating a vehicle fire that occurred sometime overnight on a logging road off Alps Rd. in Porters Lake.At approximately 9:30 a.m., an area resident discovered a vehicle on fire on a logging road off of Alps Rd. in Porters Lake. The resident immediately contacted Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, who then contacted police.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle, a 1971 Chevrolet C10 Super Cheyenne truck, was the same vehicle that had been reported stolen from the Steak & Stein restaurant parking lot at 6:30 p.m. on Portland St. yesterday in Dartmouth. That theft is currently being investigated by Halifax Regional Police.If you have any information on this or any other crime, call Halifax District RCMP at 902-244-7208 or Halifax Regional Police at 902-490-5180. Members of the public can also contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS ( 8477), or by texting TIP202 +your message to `CRIMES`(274637) or by Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash award.
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On August 5 at 6:30 p.m. police responded to Steak and Stein located at 620 Portland Street in Dartmouth for a report of a stolen motor vehicle from the parking lot. Information that a 1971 Chevrolet C10 Super Cheyenne truck was stolen from the parking lot between 6-6:30 p.m. The truck is blue and white in colour with custom chrome rims and a black tonneau cover. The area was checked but the truck could not be located. Police are asking anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts of this antique truck is asked to contact Halifax Regional Police or Crimestoppers.