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CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Man charged with attempted murder after Halifax stabbing
Halifax Regional Police respond to an incident on Gottingen Street on July 10, 2025. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic) A 30-year-old man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a stabbing on Gottingen Road in Halifax earlier this month. Police responded to a report of a man who had been stabbed in the 2000-block of Gottingen Street around 11:15 p.m. on July 10. The 45-year-old victim went to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to a news release. Police said the suspect and the victim did not know each other, but were arguing prior to the assault. Police executed a search warrant at two Nova Court residences in Dartmouth on Thursday morning. They arrested Donavin Andrew Diggs and seized a vehicle. Diggs was set to appear in court on Friday to face charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
5 days ago
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Halifax police responding to single-vehicle crash near Kearney Lake
A Halifax Regional Police car is pictured in an undated file image. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic) Halifax Regional Police is responding to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 102 Friday afternoon. Police say the crash happened around 12:45 p.m. at Exit 2 near Kearney Lake. There were no reported injuries. Traffic on the highway is slow due to the accident, so police are asking the public to avoid the area. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
6 days ago
- CBC
Halifax police warn of heating and cooling scam, fake loan rebate program
Halifax Regional Police are warning the public of a scam involving the door-to-door sale of heating and cooling equipment. Police said in a statement on Thursday they are investigating two incidents where two men posed as representatives of a heating and cooling company and advertised an illegitimate government loan rebate program. In both cases, the men asked for personal documentation from victims, including notices of assessment, property tax and power bills, and drivers' licences, and used that information to apply for a loan. The cash from the loan is then transferred to the men, who tell their victims that a government rebate program will reimburse them, according to police. The men cut off all communication once the loan was transferred, leaving victims with the loan repayment. Police said in one case a contractor was hired to install a heat pump and was never paid. Police are warning residents to avoid giving out personal information to salespeople unless they can be sure of the legitimacy of the businesses.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- 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
18-07-2025
- 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
