RCMP release:
Update April 9 2025:
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has arrested a woman involved in a hate motived crime that occurred in Lower Ship Harbour.
On March 25, at approximately 11:10 a.m., RCMP officers received a report of mischief at a residential property on West Ship Harbour Rd. The mischief is considered to be motivated by hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
As a result of the investigation and information from the pubic, a 64-year-old woman from Dartmouth was identified as being involved in the incident. She was arrested on April 6 and will be facing a charge of Mischief.
The woman was later released and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on May 12 at 9:30 a.m.
RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating hate motived crime that occurred at a property in Lower Ship Harbour.
On March 25, at approximately 11:10 a.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment received a report of mischief at a residential property on West Ship Harbour Rd. RCMP officers learned that a Pride flag and an Every Child Matters flag located at the end of a driveway had been vandalized sometime the previous day.
The mischief is considered to have been motivated by hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance to identify a person of interest who has grey hair and was wearing a black jacket, black pants and grey shoes at the time of the incident.
The RCMP takes incidents of hate with the utmost seriousness and condemns these criminal acts.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident, or who can identify the person of interest, is asked to contact police at 902-490-5020. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
