**** RCMP Media Release
RCMP arrest man and woman for property crime offences
Halifax District RCMP have arrested a man and a woman for property crime offences in Upper Tantallon yesterday morning.
At 7:45 a.m. yesterday, RCMP received a complaint of suspicious persons on Westwood Blvd. in Tantallon. A home owner had returned home and observed a car near their driveway. A female in the vehicle honked when she saw the home owner. A man was then seen walking away from the back of the house. The home owner confronted the man who said he was looking for an address for a Kijiji purchase. The home owner called police with a description of the individuals and the vehicle.
Police located the vehicle and two individuals shortly after and conducted a traffic stop on High Timber Dr. in Upper Tantallon. The man could not produce identification and upon exiting his vehicle, police noticed a break and enter tool in his back pocket. Police noticed a generator that was taken from the home inside the vehicle. Through the investigation, police determined that the vehicle they were driving was reported stolen on September 28 and the licence plate was also from a stolen vehicle. Both individuals were arrested without incident. The man has also been identified as a suspect involved in the fraudulent use of stolen credit cards which occurred on September 28 in Halifax.
The 33-year-old woman from Dartmouth, was released on condition and is facing charges of Theft under $5000 and Possession of Stolen Property. She is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on November 12 at 9:30 a.m.
Randall Clifford Wyatt, 30, from Halifax, has been charged with:
- Possession of Stolen Property x 5
- Fraud
- Possession of Break-in Instruments
- Theft Under $5,000
- Theft of Motor Vehicle x 2
Wyatt is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court this morning.
The investigation is ongoing and is being led by the General Investigation Section of the RCMP-HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division.
