Police charge man in relation to break and enters

Police charge man in relation to break and enters
**** HRP Media Release

Police charge man in relation to break and enters

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Police have charged a man in relation to two break and enters that occurred in Halifax earlier this month.

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On December 6, two men broke into the fitness center of an apartment building in the 1400 block of Seymour Street and stole electronics and fitness equipment.

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Overnight December 13 to 14, suspects broke into a construction site in the 1400 block of Seymour Street and stole a quantity of industrial tools.

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Through the investigation officers identified two suspects. On December 19, at approximately 9 p.m. Central Division Patrol officers located the suspects in the 6000 block of South Street. The two suspects fled on foot and officers arrested one of the suspects after a short foot pursuit.

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Jeffery Maxwell Burton, 40, was scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court yesterday to face charges of:

  • Break and enter
  • Resist Arrest
  • Possession of Stolen Property
  • Breach of Probation (x 4)

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Police are continuing to look for the second suspect.