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On April 18 at 7:12 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a 911 call reporting a group of people damaging a vehicle and fighting with weapons on Catherine Street, Dartmouth. Multiple officers responded and located an injured woman with minor non-life-threatening injuries. Officers confirmed a woman had damaged a vehicle in the 0-50 block of Catherine Street. The owners of the vehicle, two men, confronted the woman who was with another woman. Both women then assaulted the men using a knife and a blunt object. The men were able to defend themselves and disarm the attackers. One of the women was injured during the altercation. Officers arrested both women at the scene without incident. Paramedics treated the injured woman. No one else was injured.
Police charged a 45-year-old woman and a 25-year-old woman, both from Dartmouth, with Possession of a Weapon and Assault with a Weapon. The 25-year-old is also charged with Mischief (Property Damage). Both have been released with conditions and will appear in Dartmouth Court on a later date.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.