Shelburne District RCMP charge man with multiple offences including Uttering Threats, Assault
Shelburne District RCMP has charged a man with multiple offences, including Uttering Threats.
On May 8, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Shelburne District RCMP responded to a report of uttering threats. Responding officers learned that a man had forcefully entered a residence on Seaview Crt. in North East Point and threatened the lone female occupant known to him before fleeing in a truck.
Officers located the vehicle a short time later and attempted a traffic stop. The suspect drove away at a high rate of speed. Officers shut off their lights and sirens, and did not pursue the vehicle, in consideration of public safety. When the truck was located a second time, officers deployed a spike belt in an attempt to stop the vehicle. Again, the driver fled. Officers did not pursue the vehicle.
Police then located the vehicle on Hwy. 103 near Oak Park Rd. and observed the driver run into a wooded area. RCMP Police Dog Services was dispatched to assist. Upon arrival, Police Dog Services tracked the suspect a short distance and safely arrested him. During the arrest, the man threatened the police dog and officers present.
Grant Cottreau, 27, of Spryfield (formerly of Yarmouth), was transported to Yarmouth Rural RCMP Detachment where he received medical treatment for a non-life-threatening injury due to a police service dog bite.
Cottreau has been charged with:
- Break and Enter
- Flight from Peace Officer (two counts)
- Uttering Threats (three counts)
- Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling-house
- Mischief (two counts)
- Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle (two counts)
- Failure to Comply with Order (two counts)
He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on May 27.
-Annapolis District RCMP charges man with drug trafficking and weapons offences after responding to report of impaired driver
Annapolis District RCMP has charged a man with several offences, including drug trafficking, after receiving a report of an impaired driver.
On May 9, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Annapolis District RCMP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver. Officers learned the driver had been travelling on Fraser Rd. then parked the car in the middle of the road before pulling over and appearing to fall asleep.
Officers located the vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, and observed a man slumped over in the driver’s seat. When an officer approached the vehicle, the man became responsive and safely exited the vehicle. Officers then conducted a Standard Field Sobriety Test, which the man failed.
During a search of the suspect and vehicle, officers located multiple knives and a quantity of cocaine.
The man was arrested and transported to the Digby RCMP Detachment where a Drug Recognition Expert Examination was completed.
Daniel Brandon Thibodeau, 37, of Annapolis, has been charged with Operation While Impaired by Drug, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose, and Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon.
He was released from custody by police on May 10 and is scheduled to appear in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court on August 11.
The Nova Scotia RCMP would like to thank all those who report suspected impaired drivers. If you believe someone is driving impaired or is otherwise an immediate threat to public safety, call 911.
