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Update: RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit releases name of victim in 2025 homicide, appealing to the public for information
The RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit (NEN MCU) is continuing to investigate a 2025 suspicious death as a homicide and appealing to the public for information.
On August 30, 2025, Victoria County District RCMP responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on New Campbellton Rd. and located a deceased man in the car. No one else was inside the vehicle.
The man’s death was considered suspicious and the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit assumed lead of the investigation.
Working with the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service, the man was identified as Emerson Elliot Dixon, 43, of Whitney Pier and his death was confirmed to be a homicide. Dixon was the subject of a well-being investigation in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality that began on August 28.
Investigators are now releasing the victim’s name and a description of the car, a 2011 blue Chevrolet Malibu, owned by a person known to Dixon. Police hope members of the public will come forward with information.
Anyone with information pertaining to Dixon’s whereabouts and activities between August 23 and 27 or with any other information regarding this incident is asked to contact the NEN MCU at 902-896-5060 and reference file number 2025-1279678. To remain anonymous, contact 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.
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Traffic
RCMP investigating fatal single-vehicle crash
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred in Watt Section.
On October 16, at approximately 9:55 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a 911 crash notification near civic 24040 on Hwy. 7.
Upon arrival, officers found a Mitsubishi Lancer that had left the roadway and come to rest in a wooded area.
The 32-year-old driver, a man from Sheet Harbour, and a 30-year-old passenger, from Halifax, were pronounced deceased at the scene. A second passenger, a 40-year-old man from Bedford, was transported to hospital by EHS with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hwy. 7 was closed for several hours while an RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the crash, or who has dashcam footage, is asked to contact RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment at 902-490-5020.
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Police
Police charge Lyons Brook man for trafficking fentanyl
The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) has charged a Lyons Brook man with trafficking fentanyl.
Through an ongoing investigation, PCISCEU learned that the man had purchased fentanyl on the dark web and was having it delivered to Pictou.
On October 14, investigators intercepted and seized a package containing 28 grams of a purple substance resembling small pieces of candy. The substance tested presumptively positive for fentanyl.
On October 16, Nicholas David Kelly, 30, collected the package and was safely arrested. He has been charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl) and Trafficking (fentanyl).
Kelly appeared in Pictou Provincial Court on October 19, was remanded into custody, and is due to reappear on October 21.
The investigation was supported by the Pictou County District RCMP, Pictou County General Investigation Section, and the Antigonish/Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit.
Nova Scotians are encouraged to report criminal activity, including the illegal sale of drugs, to their local police. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or through the P3 Tips app.
Note: PCISCEU includes officers from Pictou County District RCMP, Westville Police Service, and Stellarton Police Service.
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