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At 2:50 a.m. on June 7, Cole Harbour RCMP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver operating a white pickup truck on Main Road, Eastern Passage. The RCMP attempted to stop the vehicle and the two occupants fled on foot on Main Road. The vehicle license plate was confirmed to belong to Halifax Regional Police.
At 3:25 a.m. Halifax Regional Police confirmed the white pickup truck to be an unmarked Forensic Identification Section vehicle and it was stolen during a break and enter that evening into an off-duty officer's residence in Halifax.
RCMP officers checked the area and located two adult males outside the Needs Convenience store on Main Road. Both males were arrested for public intoxication. Upon searching the male’s incidental to arrest officers located property belonging to the off-duty officer. The males were then arrested for break and enter, theft of motor vehicle.
The two adult males are 22 and 23-years-old, both from Halifax. They are being held for court and will face charges of break and enter and theft of motor vehicle.
Investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5016. 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.
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