New Glasgow Regional Police indicated shortly before 4:30am Friday morning that a Shelter in Place Advisory had been lifted for the nearby residents in the Duke Street Trenton area. The area is now deemed safe after New Glasgow Regional Police, Stellarton Police and the RCMP responded early this morning to a home on the 100 on Duke Street in regards to a barricaded person in the home that was possibly armed. Police Officers went to homes in the area and advised residents to stay in their homes, and the area was blocked off. There was no immediate threat to the public, but precautions were taken. But the Shelter in Place Advisory has now been lifted and the area is deemed safe. No further details have been released.
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New Glasgow Regional Police have charged a 57-year-old man following a number of incidents involving false 9-1-1 calls.
Shortly before 1:00am on Monday, police received multiple 9-1-1 calls from an individual reporting an ongoing firearms-related incident near the intersection of Marsh and Temperance Streets in New Glasgow. The man subsequently also made a call impersonating a police officer to obtain information about the investigation.
In their investigation, officers determined that the reported firearm incident was false and that the individual was not a police officer. The suspect was located and arrested on Washington Street and charged with Personating a Police Officer, and Public Mischief. Shortly after his release, police received more information regarding an incident that occurred at the suspect’s home prior to the false 9-1-1 calls. As a result, he was arrested and charged with Forcible Confinement, Assault, and Resist Arrest. He’s being held in custody and will soon be appearing in Pictou Provincial Court.
Police say two people killed in Halifax on New Year’s Eve are the latest examples of the province’s epidemic of intimate partner violence.
A 39-year-old man shot and killed his 40-year-old partner and her 73-year-old father in a car in downtown Halifax on December 31st, then shot and killed himself about a kilometre away from the crime scene.
There have been five domestic violence murders since October last year in Nova Scotia.
Gasoline prices and diesel prices both increased overnight in Nova Scotia. Gasoline prices increased by 5.6 cents per litre. The minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline is now 160.8 cents per litre in the local area. Diesel prices went up by 5.1 cents per litre, meaning the minimum pump price for diesel is 182.3 cents per litre locally.
The head of Feed Nova Scotia says the province’s decision to start indexing income assistance is a positive step, but it isn’t enough to lift people out of poverty.
Income assistance rates rose by 3.1 per cent on January 1st and will be adjusted annually based on the consumer price index.
Ash Avery, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia, says she doesn’t foresee that boost as being enough for those in need.
The non-profit feeds more than 23-thousand people each month by supporting 140 food banks, shelters, soup kitchens, and meal programs across Nova Scotia.
sports notes,
The Pictou County Weeks Crushers beat Truro 5-4 in the Maritime Hockey League
Heartbreak for Canada at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa. The host nation is out of the tournament after losing 4-3 to Czechia in the quarterfinals. Canada battled back from a two-goal deficit to tie the game in the third period, but Adam Jecho scored with 39.4 seconds left in regulation for the Czech win. It’s the second straight year Czechia has eliminated Canada in the quarterfinals.
