Halifax District RCMP have laid multiple charges after responding to a break and enter in progress over the weekend.

Just before midnight on Saturday, August 23rd, Lower Sackville RCMP received a call about suspicious activity inside a pawn shop on Sackville Drive.

RCMP officers and Police Dog Services responded immediately and were able to arrest an adult male inside the business.

Twenty-six-year-old Richard Perry MacIntrye of Sackville is facing charges of Break, Enter and Theft, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public, Possession of a Firearm contrary to a Prohibition Order, Breach of Probation, Mischief, and Theft under $5000. He was held in custody over the weekend and will be appearing in Dartmouth Provincial Court today.

Source: Release