Halifax District RCMP are investigating a cut oil line which caused a quantity of furnace oil to spill on the ground.

On Sunday, November 9th, Halifax District RCMP members responded to a complaint of Mischief-property damage on Kata Court in Hammonds Plains.

Preliminary investigation determined person(s) unknown had cut an outside fuel line that carries furnace oil from the exterior tank to the furnace inside the home. RCMP say this crime occurred between late in the afternoon on Thursday, November 6th until just prior to lunch on Sunday, November 9th. A professional Environmental clean-up company will be attending the area to deal with the spill.

The RCMP is committed to keeping our communities safe, however we require the assistance of the public to prevent crime in our communities. If the public has any information on this incident or information on other crimes, please contact any RCMP Detachment, local police or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by a Secure Web Tips at www.crimesstoppers.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 award.

Source: Release