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Halifax Regional Police responded to 667 calls for service over the weekend. Some notable incidents are as follows:
Police investigate motor vehicle collisions
On June 21 at approximately 4:00 p.m., two motorcycles and a car were travelling outbound on Main Street in Dartmouth. Witnesses believed them to be racing.
The car rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped in traffic. The car drove off but stopped a short distance away. The driver was seen exiting the vehicle and fleeing on foot.
The K9 Unit responded and searched the area but was unable to locate the driver.
The driver of the vehicle that was hit was assessed on scene by EHS.
Moments later, one of the motorcycles collided with a car in the area of Main Street and Brigadoon Avenue in Dartmouth.
Both drivers sustained what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to hospital by EHS.
The investigation into the incidents is ongoing.
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Police charge man with assault with a weapon
On June 21 at approximately 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a weapons call in the 2400 block of Gottingen Street in Halifax.
A man approached two other men, not known to him. Without provocation, the man began hitting one of the men with various objects and then punched him. The victim was transported to the hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries. The other man was able to flee and was not physically harmed.
The suspect left the scene on foot prior to police arrival. At approximately 10:50 p.m., officers located and arrested him a short distance away.
Tristan Last, 37, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face charges of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, assault and breach of probation order (x2).
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Traffic stop leads to three arrests and weapons charges
On June 22 at approximately 1:35 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 101 near exit 2.
The driver was arrested for impaired operation of a conveyance.
Inside the vehicle, officers located and seized a variety of drug paraphernalia and prohibited weapons.
A 36-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date to face charges of:
- impaired operation of a conveyance
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
- possession of a prohibited weapon
- possession of a restricted weapon
Two other occupants of the vehicle were also arrested.
A 38-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court at a later date to face charges of:
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace (x2)
- possession of a prohibited weapon (x2)
- possession of a restricted weapon (x2)
- carrying a concealed weapon
A 37-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court today to face charges of:
- possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
- possession of a prohibited weapon
- possession of a restricted weapon
- possession of a firearm contrary to order
- assault a peace officer (x2)
- mischief
- breach of probation order (x5)
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