Category: Halifax

Halifax Regional Police is advising citizens who use Point Pleasant Park to expect an increased police presence in the park on Sunday evenings.

A large number of motorists and car enthusiasts have been gathering in the lower parking lot of Point Pleasant Park on Sunday evenings. Due to the large number of people attending these informal meetings, police increase patrols to ensure the safety of the individuals involved as well as other people who are using the parking lot. Access to the lower parking lot for other park users is also restricted by these activities.

On Wednesday, Police responded to three serious incidents that occurred in the communities of Upper Hammonds Plains, Hammonds Plains, and Lucasville. The three incidents appear to be related and police are working to determine what happened.
Just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, the theft of a motor vehicle and a kidnapping from a residence on Pockwock Rd. was reported to police. When police arrived at the home of the victim, there were no witnesses to either incident and the family did not want to cooperate with police.
A short time later, police received a call regarding a man who was injured and covered in blood, and was walking along White Hills Run. Before police arrived at the scene, the injured man was picked up by another person and driven to the hospital.
Shortly after 11 p.m., police were called to the scene of a home invasion and unlawful confinement on Lucasville Rd. The call indicated the victims had been tied up and robbed. The suspects left the scene before police arrived, and the owners of the home were located nearby. They did not want to co-operate with police.