Queens County man facing multiple charges, including impersonating a police officer
A Queens County man is facing charges after incidents of personating a police officer and theft of a truck.
On December 26, 2025, at approximately 9:20 p.m., a man approached an RCMP officer outside Cookville RCMP detachment. The man indicated he was an RCMP sergeant who had just been transferred to the detachment from another province. He then attempted to enter the detachment.
The man arrived at the detachment in a black Dodge Ram and was dressed in civilian attire. When the officer asked the man for RCMP identification, he advised he didn’t have any.
The officer quickly confirmed that no RCMP personnel had recently transferred into the detachment nor was anyone, outside of the officers on shift, expected to attend the detachment on that day; the officer safely arrested the man.
Lunenburg District RCMP has charged Christopher Allan MacLeod, 43 of Liverpool, with Personating a Peace Officer and Breach of Recognizance. He appeared in Bridgewater Provincial Court on December 29 and was released on conditions.
On January 1, at approximately 11:45 a.m., Queens District RCMP responded to a report of a stolen truck. Officers learned that an individual had entered a garage on Devonshire Rd. in West Caledonia and taken a dump truck. While officers were on their way to the property the truck had been taken from, they observed the vehicle on Hwy. 3 in Liverpool.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and safely arrested the driver, who was identified as Christopher MacLeod. The investigation indicates MacLeod entered the garage on December 31 and stayed overnight before taking the truck.
Queens District RCMP has charged MacLeod with Break and Enter with Intent, Theft of Motor Vehicle, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and Fail to Comply with Order (two counts).
MacLeod appeared in Bridgewater Provincial Court on January 2 and was remanded into custody. He appeared again on January 7 and was ordered held until his next appearance on February 4.
The Nova Scotia RCMP reminds anyone with concerns about the identity of a police officer they're interacting with to ask the officer for identification or contact their local detachment's non-emergency line to determine if there is a police officer at their location. Call 911 in an emergency.
More information available here on police officer identification.
-Southwest Nova District RCMP executes search warrant, seizes drugs and cash
Southwest Nova District RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) seized items including cocaine, unstamped tobacco, and cash during the execution of a search warrant in New Russell.
On January 6, Southwest Nova District RCMP SCEU, assisted by the Lunenburg District RCMP and the Nova Scotia RCMP South Shore Traffic Services, executed a search warrant at a residence on New Russell Rd. in relation to a drug trafficking investigation.
During the search, officers located and seized cocaine in both powdered and crack form (over 4 kg total), hydromorphone capsules, a quantity of cash, unstamped tobacco products (approximately 27,000 cigarettes), and drug paraphernalia including packaging materials.
Three people were arrested during the execution of the search warrant. One man was later released on conditions pending a future court appearance at Bridgewater Provincial Court to face charges related to Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and the Excise Act. The two other people were released without charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about illicit drugs or other criminal activity in Lunenburg County is encouraged to contact Lunenburg County District RCMP at 902-527-5555. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app
