RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment charges man with weapons offences
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged a man with weapons offences following a report of a disturbance at a park in Lower Sackville.
On July 16, at approximately 3:30 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a report of a weapons complaint at a splash pad.
Upon arrival, officers learned that a man had threatened a woman with a sensory irritant. During the altercation, the man then took out a knife from his waistband. Witnesses were able to take the knife from the man and toss it away from him. The man then fled and was not at the park when officers arrived. No one was physically injured in the incident.
Through the investigation, the man was identified as Jacob Joseph Jenkins, 32, of Dartmouth.
At approximately 9:50 p.m. that evening, officers safely arrested Jenkins at a home in Dartmouth.
Jenkins has been charged with Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (two counts), Uttering Threats, and Assault with Weapon. He appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on July 17 and has been released pending another court appearance in September.
- TrafficLunenburg District RCMP investigates fatal crash in Petite Riviere
Lunenburg District RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Petite Riviere.
On July 17, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Lunenburg District RCMP, fire services and EHS responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Italy Cross Rd.
Upon arrival, RCMP officers learned that an Infiniti Q50 had been travelling south when it left the road, went down an embankment and came to rest in the ditch.
The driver of the car, a 34-year-old man from Middle Sackville, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The passenger, a 32-year-old woman from Burlington, Ontario, suffered life-threating injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS LifeFlight. A dog who was riding inside the car was also found deceased.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.
The southern section of Italy Cross Rd. near Petite Rivière was closed for several hours but has since reopened.
