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Shoplifting incident leads to arrest of man wanted for homicide in US

**** HRP Media Release

Shoplifting incident leads to arrest of man wanted for homicide in US

Today (December 30) at 12:44 pm, Halifax Police Officers responded to reports of shoplifting by a man at a business in the 200 block of Chain Lake Drive in Bayers Lake. ​ Upon arrival and in attempting to arrest the man, he fled on foot.

After following the suspect on foot, HRP officers arrested 28-year-old Derek Cameron Whisenand at 1:15 pm. Upon checking his identity, it was learned that the man is wanted on a Canada Wide Immigration Warrant for a homicide in the State of Texas in the United States. HRP officers took Whisenand into custody, and arrangements have been made for hand-over to appropriate federal authorities for next steps.

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