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Weekend update
Halifax Regional Police responded to 1246 calls for service over the long weekend. Some notable incidents are as follows:
Stolen vehicle leads to two arrests
On April 4 at approximately 10 a.m. officers were patrolling the area of Bayers Road in Halifax when they observed a vehicle that was reported stolen. Officers stopped the vehicle and identified the occupants, who were arrestable for multiple files and warrants. Both were arrested without incident. The driver of the stolen vehicle was given a Drug Recognition Evaluation, which he failed.
Matthew David Taillon, 39, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face charges of:
- Theft under $5000 x 7
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 x 9
- Breach of probation x 9
- Fraud under $5000 x 6
Jesse Laurence Raymond Phillips, 36, is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court today to face charges of:
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000 x3
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000
- Theft under $5000 x3
- Breach of probation order x 7
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle (drugs)
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Police investigate arson
On April 6 at approximately 12:10 a.m., Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency responded to a vehicle on fire in a parking lot in the 200-block of Broad Street in Bedford. It was reported that a man had smashed out a window and thrown something into the vehicle. The Honda Civic was fully engulfed and two vehicles parked on either side of it caught fire as well. The vehicles were unoccupied at the time, and no one was injured.
The investigation is in the early stages, and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or using the P3 Tips app.
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