RCMP release:

West Hants District RCMP Detachment has arrested two men for parole violations after they attempted to avoid a checkpoint in Bishopville.

On December 7, at approximately 6:00 p.m., RCMP officers were conducting traffic enforcement at a checkpoint on Bishopville Rd. when they observed an approaching vehicle turn around and drive away. A traffic stop was completed on the vehicle, a GMC Sierra.

The driver, a 39-year-old man from Alberta, was found to be in violation of his parole conditions.

The passenger, a 28-year-old Prince Edward Island man, initially gave a false name. Officers quickly determined the man’s identity and confirmed he was wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant for being illegally at large.

Both men were arrested and remanded into the custody of the Correctional Service of Canada.