Brazen daytime break and enters in Tantallon area, Tantallon, N.S.

Halifax District RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in investigating two break and enters which occurred in Tantallon yesterday.

Both incidents occurred during daytime hours while the homeowners were at work, and both gained entry via a rear or side door.

While there is some distance between the two residences (approximately 6 km), both residences are not far from Highway 213. Items taken included small electronic devices and jewellery.

Residents everywhere are reminded to secure their homes and to set any alarms or security cameras they may have in an effort to safeguard their belongings.

Police urge everyone who notices any suspicious activity, people or vehicles, to report such incidents to the police at the time so that they may be investigated.

Anyone who might have information specific to these incidents is asked to please contact the RCMP at (902)244-7208 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIP202 + your message to ‘CRIMES’ (274637) or by e-mailing Secure Web Tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay charges based on a tip, callers qualify for a cash reward from $50 – $2000.

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