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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Dartmouth, N.S., residents concerned about spate of vehicle break-ins
Daniel Glasner said there's been an uptick in crime in his Dartmouth, N.S., neighbourhood. (Source: Jonathan MacInnis/CTV News Atlantic) Some people living in a Dartmouth, N.S., neighbourhood say a recent crime wave has disturbed their usually quiet area. Daniel Glasner, who has lived in the neighbourhood for four years, says it's worse when the sun goes down. 'Between the hours of two and four in the morning, people are running roughshod over this neighborhood,' he said. Glasner says there has been an uptick in thefts and attempted break-ins of everything from backyard sheds to vehicles. His truck has been targeted multiple times. One time someone used a stick to poke through the top of a window he left slightly open and unlocked the door. 'An electric chainsaw, and some tools. Just little things, change, anything of value,' he said. 'It takes away my sense of safety in the neighborhood,' said Darlene Cossaboom, who moved to the area a few years ago. 'I locked my doors, lock my windows. Make sure that before I do retire for the night that it is done.' Statistics released by the Halifax Regional Police show thefts from vehicles is on the rise across the municipality. From January to May 2025, police received 584 reports of thefts from motor vehicles. In Dartmouth in 2023, 642 reports were received. There was a bit of a dip to 534 in 2024 and so far this year, police have received 276 calls about someone stealing from a vehicle. 'This is going to come to a head. People are going to be in a situation where they're going to defend their property and somebody's going to get hurt. Whether it's somebody trying to break into something or a homeowner coming out and trying to defend their property, it's going to come to a head,' said Glasner, who would like to see stepped up patrols late at night and early in the morning. Daniel Glasner Daniel Glasner said there's been an uptick in crime in his Dartmouth, N.S., neighbourhood. (Source: Jonathan MacInnis/CTV News Atlantic) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Halifax police still trying to solve 2000 shooting death of Tyrone Oliver
Tyrone Oliver died in hospital after he was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 2400 block of Creighton Street in Halifax on July 20, 2000. (Halifax Regional Police) Sunday will mark 25 years since 20-year-old Tyrone Oliver was shot and killed in Halifax, and police are still trying to solve his murder. Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 2400 block of Creighton Street after 11 p.m. on July 20, 2000. Officers found Oliver at a basketball court, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital, where he died later that night. Police also responded to two stabbings and an assault in the same area around the same time and they believe all four incidents are related. Oliver's murder is part of the Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program, which offers up to $150,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in certain cases. 'Investigators believe there are people who have information that could help solve Tyrone's murder,' said Halifax Regional Police in a news release Friday. 'Investigators hope that the passage of time will encourage them to do the right thing and come forward with what they know. It is never too late to come forward and the smallest piece of information may be just what is needed to progress the investigation.' Police are asking anyone with information about Oliver's murder to contact them at 902-490-5020 or the rewards program at 1-888-710-9090. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
7 days ago
- CTV News
Six arrested in Truro, N.S., as part of ongoing firearms investigation
A Truro Police Service vehicle is seen in this file photo. Six people were arrested in Truro, N.S., Wednesday night as part of an ongoing investigation originating in the Halifax area. The Truro Police Service assisted Halifax Regional Police in identifying the address where a person of interest in a firearms investigation was staying. There was a heavy police presence on Cross Street Wednesday night as officers executed an arrest warrant at an address around 9 p.m. Police were asking the public to avoid the area of Cross, Park and Ford streets while they were on scene. The police operation ended before 10 p.m. 'Six people were arrested at the scene and held at Truro Police Service cells; the person of interested was transported back to HRM by HRP,' said the Truro Police Service in a Facebook post. Police say there were no injuries during the arrests. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
7 days ago
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Section of Hollis Street in Halifax closed to some vehicles due to sinkhole
A sinkhole is pictured on the corner of Hollis Street and Prince Street in downtown Halifax on July 17, 2025. (Carl Pomeroy/CTV Atlantic) A section of Hollis Street in downtown Halifax is closed to certain vehicles Thursday morning due to a sinkhole. Halifax sinkhole Halifax Regional Police respond to a sinkhole on Hollis Street on July 17, 2025. (Carl Pomeroy/CTV Atlantic) Halifax Water is at the scene to assess and repair it. Hollis Street is open to traffic between Duke Street and Prince Street to pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. It is closed to tractor-trailers and Halifax Transit, which will be diverting buses at Upper Water Street west on Cogswell Street. Police say motorists should expect significant delays and look for alternative routes. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Global News
16-07-2025
- Global News
‘I was just so confused': Dartmouth tenants find live grenade on their front porch
The two roommates who live in a Dartmouth, N.S., home where a live grenade was tossed onto their property say they have no idea who targeted them or why. One of the men says he went out the front door to smoke a cigarette at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when he noticed what appeared to be a grenade on the corner of the porch with its pin half pulled out. 'I looked at it and I said, 'Oh, fu–,'' he said Global News spoke to the two on the condition of anonymity because they're concerned about their safety. The man says he quickly alerted his roommate, who was equally shocked. 'I got a call from him and he said that he found a grenade on the front and I was like, 'Like a toy grenade?' And he said, 'No I think it was real,'' the roommate recalled. Story continues below advertisement 'I was just so confused. It's a quiet street so everybody else is mostly retired — it's quiet.' Police were called to the scene and evacuated nearby homes for several hours. Halifax Regional Police's Explosive Disposal Unit and the Navy's Fleet Diving Unit used a robot to X-ray the grenade and confirmed it was real — and live. 'In all the years I've been a police officer, I've yet to encounter such an incident, truly. And I've been an officer for many years,' said Const. Paul DesRochers. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The robot was used to remove the grenade from the porch and take it into the backyard where it was safely detonated at around 3:30 p.m. A barren patch of ash and dirt is all that's left behind. View image in full screen The spot where a live grenade was detonated in the backyard of a Dartmouth home. 1 'We're standing there, and the whole street kind of shook when they did that. And that's when I kind of realized, 'Oh, it's real,'' said the second roommate. Story continues below advertisement 'The cops said that it had a 15-metre blast radius, so that would probably be the whole front of the house.' The men's next door neighbour, Bob Marshall, says he has never experienced anything close to a full-block evacuation in his 40 years of living on the street. 'We were rooted out of the house by knocks on the door and the doorbell ringing at 6:30, 6:24 a.m. And being an older person, it's hard to get going, eh?'' Marshall said. He and his wife have their bedroom on the corner of their house — mere feet away from where the grenade was left on their neighbour's porch. 'I think it's natural to have some fear, yes. You know, if they come with guns next, who knows?' said Marshall. View image in full screen Halifax police and navy members removed and safely detonated a live grenade that was thrown outside a home in Dartmouth, N.S. on July 15, 2025. 1 The tenant at the home in question agrees it's disconcerting to think about what happened. He says he has no idea who would target them. Story continues below advertisement 'I didn't sleep the best. Little confused and wondering why and obviously people are messaging me and sending me the news articles and that's kind of when it got real too, because I realized that's big news,' he said. He adds he decided to stay in the home overnight because if the culprits were going to attack again, he felt it was unlikely they would try to 'do it the very same day.' 'But eventually things cool down. I guess we'll have to see who they find out it is and why,' he said. Halifax Regional Police say they're still investigating where the grenade came from and who left it at the home. They're asking anyone with video from their area or information to contact them.
