Halifax Police

• Man dead after Dartmouth shooting, police investigating

  A 39-year-old man was killed in a shooting Friday in Dartmouth, N.S. Police are investigating the incident as a homicide and say they do not believe it was a random event.

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  Jun 27
  
• Woman hospitalized, escapes serious injuries after being hit by train: Halifax police

  Halifax police say a 24-year-old woman escaped serious injuries after being struck by a train Wednesday night in Bedford. 

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  Jun 18
  
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• Masked man with loaded gun charged in N.S. intimate partner violence probe

  An 18-year-old man faces dozens of charges tied to intimate partner violence after being arrested outside a restaurant while police allege he was carrying a loaded firearm.

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  Apr 2
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• N.S. police watchdog probes shooting after officers called to liquor store robberies

  Halifax Regional Police says it was alerted to a pair of robberies at Crown-owned liquor stores that were just blocks apart from each other.

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  Jan 18
• Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing after violent arrest leads to man’s death

  Nova Scotia’s police oversight agency has cleared seven Halifax police officers of wrongdoing after they restrained a man who died at the conclusion of a chaotic arrest this year.

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  Dec 22, 2025
• Woman has life-threatening injuries after being hit by garbage truck: Halifax police

  Halifax police say a 34-year-old woman is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a garbage truck early Monday morning.

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  Nov 24, 2025
• Halifax youth facing child pornography charges set to enter plea Nov. 20

  A Halifax youth facing child pornography charges for allegedly being involved in an online extremist group has a court date this morning.

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  Oct 30, 2025
• Halifax police shoots at car after officer nearly run down, guns drawn at wrong suspects

  Halifax Regional Police say an officer shot at a car fleeing a traffic stop, and then later police pulled over the wrong suspect vehicle. Two people are now arrested.

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  Aug 28, 2025
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• Neighbours describe frightening scene after gunshots ring out in Dartmouth killing

  Halifax Police say they are investigating a homicide and asking for the public's help after a man was fatally shot in Dartmouth on Monday night. In an

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  Apr 1, 2025
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• Halifax police investigate shooting near Armdale Roundabout, victim ‘banging’ on hotel door

  Officers responded to the 200 to 300 block of St. Margarets Bay Road at around 5:30 a.m. to reports of a man with a gunshot wound.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2025