Police investigate stabbing
Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred in Halifax this morning.
At approximately 4:50 a.m., police responded to the 5600-block of Cunard Street for a report of an injured man laying in the street. Officers located a 30-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. Officers provided first-aid at the scene before the man was transported to the hospital by EHS with what are believed to serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is in the early stages and police are asking anyone with information or video from the area to call police at 902-490-5020. 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 or by using the P3 Tips app.
- **** RCMP ReleasePolice arrest woman wanted on outstanding warrants
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has arrested and charged a Thorburn woman who was wanted on outstanding warrants for drug trafficking.
On June 17, PCISCEU, with assistance from Pictou County District RCMP and RCMP Police Dog Services, executed a warrant at a residence on Marsh Rd.
At the home, Katelyn Rose Kirk, 35, was arrested. She was wanted on three outstanding warrants and has now been charged with three counts of Fail to Comply with Release Order.
Kirk has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on June 30.
- **** RCMP ReleaseRCMP charge man with assault and other offences after drugs and weapons seized
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment (HRD) has charged a man with assault, as well as drug and weapons offences, after executing a search warrant in Lower Sackville.
On May 20, at approximately 11:40 p.m., officers responded to a report that a woman had been assaulted by a man known to her.
The following day, the man reported that he had been assaulted by the woman.
As the investigation progressed, officers determined that the reports were a result of intimate partner violence, with the man identified as the dominant aggressor.
On June 17, officers arrested the man, with support from HRD’s Intimate Partner Violence Unit, Community Action Response Team, Street Crime Enforcement Unit and the RCMP’s Critical Incident Program.
General duty officers then executed a search warrant at the man’s home on Bruce Dr. During the search, officers seized a loaded handgun, a quantity of drugs and cash.
Dhari Salman Shalaan, 34, of Lower Sackville, has been charged with:
- Assault by Choking
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (cocaine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (methamphetamine)
- Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (oxycodone)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of Unauthorized Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm in Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Restricted Firearm
- Careless Use or Storage of a Firearm
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Possession of a Weapon Contrary to Order
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
Shalaan is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on June 19.
