Yarmouth Rural RCMP investigating missing firearms, requesting public assistance
Yarmouth Rural RCMP is investigating a report of missing firearms.
On March 8, officers learned that a gun safe containing six firearms had been moved without the consent of the owner to an unlocked building on a rural property in Tusket. When the owner attempted to collect the safe and the firearms, they found that the items were missing and reported their concerns to police.
The safe is described as a dark-coloured gun locker, approximately 5 feet tall. The firearms missing are:
- black 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol
- 32 Special Remington long gun, lever action, brown wood stock with a scope
- 12-gauge break barrel single shot shotgun, Russian model, brand unknown
- 12-gauge Remington pump action shot gun, all black synthetic stock
- semi automatic SKS rifle, black synthetic build and collapsible stock with scope
The sixth firearm was a non-functional .22 calibre rifle, with ammunition clip and wood grain stock.
Investigators have followed up on several investigative avenues and are seeking information from the public that will allow for the safe recovery of the missing firearms.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Yarmouth Rural RCMP Detachment at 902-742-9106. 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.
-Meteghan RCMP Detachment seizes firearms and unstamped tobacco, charges man
Meteghan RCMP Detachment has charged a man with offences related to firearms and unstamped tobacco after executing a search warrant at a residence in Little Brook.
On March 13, Meteghan RCMP Detachment, with assistance from the Southwest Nova RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit and Yarmouth Town RCMP General Investigation Section, searched a home on Little Brook Rd. as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers seized four rifles, three of which were unsafely stored, ammunition, and cartons of unstamped cigarettes. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the search.
John Dereme Comeau, 53, of Little Brook, was later arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (three counts), Contravention of Storage Regulations (three counts), and Selling of Tobacco Products under the Criminal Code. He has also been charged with offences under the Excise Act and Revenue Act.
Comeau was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court on May 25.
Anyone with information about criminal activity in their community is encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police. 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.
