**** HRP Media Release
Two people charged in Dartmouth incidents
At approximately 7:45 p.m. on September 3, Halifax Regional Police were investigating a complaint of a stolen vehicle on Brule Street in Dartmouth and were following the two suspects. The suspect vehicle collided with police vehicles, nearly striking involved officers. To stop the vehicle from striking anyone, one of the police officers fired their service pistol at the vehicle. Immediately following that, the two suspects fled in their vehicle from the scene to a location on Ochterloney Street in Dartmouth.
On September 4 police received a report of a vehicle that had been stolen from the 500 block of Portland Street in Dartmouth. The suspects were believed to be the same as from the previous night’s incident. The vehicle was located in the 300 block of Herring Cove Road in Halifax and both suspects were taken into custody without incident.
They are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today to face charges for these two incidents along with a robbery that occurred in Halifax on April 15 and two other incidents where the individuals failed to meet court ordered conditions.
James Harold Scott, 31, of Halifax has been charged with the following offences:
- Theft of vehicle contrary to Section 333.1(1) of the criminal code
- Theft over $5000 contrary to Section 355(a) of the criminal code (x2)
- Possession of stolen property contrary to Section 355(b) of the criminal code
- Breach of recognizance contrary to Section 145(3) of the criminal code (x8)
- Dangerous driving contrary to Section 320.13(1) of the criminal code
- Failing to remain at the scene of a collision contrary to Section 320.16(1) of the criminal code
- Flee from police contrary to Section 320.17 of the criminal code
- Assaulting a peace officer with a vehicle contrary to Section 270.01(1)a of the criminal code
- Mischief contrary to Section 430(4) of the criminal code
Jordan Melissa O’Tool, 24, of Halifax has been charged with the following offences:
- Unlawfully at large contrary to Section 145(1)b of the criminal code
- Robbery contrary to Section 344 of the criminal code
- Theft of vehicle contrary to Section 333.1(1) of the criminal code
- Theft over $5000 contrary to Section 355(a) of the criminal code
- Theft over $5000 contrary to Section 355(a) of the criminal code
- Possession of stolen property contrary to Section 355(b) of the criminal code
- Breach of probation contrary to Section 733.1(1)a of the criminal code (x4)
