Halifax Regional Police Headquarters
1975 Gottingen Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2H1
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E-mail general inquiries to: Contact HRP and employment inquiries to: Recruitment. For time-sensitive general inquiries call 902.490.5016, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Incident Reports cannot be accepted via e-mail. Visit our Online Crime Reporting System to report certain crimes not in-progress such as thefts and property damage.
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Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Emergency: 911
When immediate action is required: someone's health, safety or property is in jeopardy or a crime is in progress. In-progress is defined as currently happening, the suspect may still be in the area and/or the victim may still be in danger.
Examples: Assaults, robberies, break and enters, fights, gunshots, vehicle accidents with injuries, suspected impaired drivers, someone is in the process of stealing your vehicle.
Please DO NOT call 911 for any non-emergency matters. If you aren’t sure if your situation is a 911 emergency it is best to call and let the experts decide whether help needs to be sent or not. Built-in TTY/TDD for the hearing impaired is available on all 9-1-1 emergency calls.
Non-emergency Dispatch: 902.490.5020 or 902-490-7252 (TTY)
When an officer is required to come to the scene but it's not an emergency.
Examples: Driving complaints in progress, noise complaints in progress, historical sexual assaults.
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Incident Reports and General Inquiries: 902.490.5016
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed statutory holidays.
Filing a report that doesn't require an officer to come to the scene. You can also report online.
Examples: Theft, thefts from vehicles, mischief/property damage, fraud, lost/found property.
Other inquiries or incidents
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: 1.888.495.8501: to report frauds and scams where you haven't been a victim. If you’ve lost money or provided personal information as a result a scam, you should file a report with the Financial Crime Unit by calling 902.490.5016.
Cybertip.ca: to report online sexual exploitation of children
Detention (prisoner enquiries): 902.490.5023
| Inquiries | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Inquiries | Phone number |
| Criminal Record Check (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) | 902.490.5016 |
| Lost and Found Property | 902.490.5232 |
| Record Services | 902.490.5126 |
| Seized Vehicles | hrpsot@halifax.ca |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | 902.490.3868 |
| Victim Services | 902.490.5300 |
| Access to Information | 902.490.3202 |
| Location | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Location | Phone number |
| Central Division (Peninsular Halifax): 1975 Gottingen Street, Halifax | 902.490.6166 |
| East Division (Dartmouth): 7 Mellor Avenue, Dartmouth | 902.490.5171 |
| West Division (Mainland North & South, Bedford): 15 Convoy Run, Bedford | 902.490.5200 |
| Offices | Phone number |
|---|---|
| Offices | Phone number |
| Office of the Chief of Police | 902.490.6500 |
| Facsimile | 902.490.5038 |
| Sections | Phone numbers |
|---|---|
| Sections | Phone numbers |
| Human Resources | 902.490.1492 |
| Media Relations | 902.490.5154 |
| Professional Standards (compliments for/complaints against an officer) | 902.490.4127 |
| Recruiting Section | 902.490.5413 |
| Training Section | 902.490.5345 |
| Division | Phone number |
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| Division | Phone number |
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Drug Unit/ Guns and Gangs Unit/Internet Child Exploitation Unit/ Missing Persons/Vice Unit/High Risk Enforcement Action Team |
902.490.5130 |
| Financial Crime Unit | 902.490.1985 |
| General Investigation Section | 902.490.5180 |
| Homicide Unit/Sexual Assault Investigative Team/Cold Case Unit | 902.490.5333 |