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CBC
5 days ago
- CBC
Man, 45, facing charges as Cape Breton police investigate vehicle thefts
A Cape Breton man is facing multiple charges related to firearms and stolen vehicles as part of an ongoing police investigation that involves a rural salvage yard and a former elementary school. Cape Breton Regional Police are remaining tight-lipped about the investigation. For the past several days, police and private security have been guarding Bill Young's Auto-Body Salvage in Little Pond, N.S., and the former elementary school in nearby Florence. It's not clear how the sites, which are about five kilometres apart in a rural part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, are connected. In a brief news release, police said while executing search warrants in Little Pond, Florence and North Sydney, they arrested a 45-year-old Little Pond man. He is charged with 20 counts of improperly having and storing firearms and ammunition, including a .22-calibre rifle, a .50-calibre rifle and a loaded 9-mm handgun. He's also charged with five counts of stolen property involving two newer pickup trucks, an SUV and two side-by-side ATVs. Police said the investigation continues in collaboration with auto theft investigators from Montreal-based Équité Association, a national insurance fraud organization. "Additonal charges are anticipated and details about the totality of the investigation will be released when they are available," police said. "To maintain the integrity of the investigation, no further information can be shared at this time." Court documents do not provide many details, but the vehicles allegedly belong to an insurance company, two leasing agencies, a sports dealership in New Brunswick and a private individual, also in New Brunswick. The documents also show the man spent several days in jail before getting bail, after putting up $160,000 in cash and sureties. While on bail, he has to live in Florence and is prohibited from going near his home in Little Pond, another nearby property and the salvage yard. He also cannot go near an autobody shop in Florence or the community's former school.
CTV News
5 days ago
- CTV News
Man charged after Cape Breton police seize ‘large number' of stolen vehicles
A 45-year-old man has been charged in connection with an investigation into a 'large number' of stolen vehicles. The Cape Breton Regional Police says officers located and seized numerous vehicles and parts when they executed multiple search warrants at properties in Little Pond, Florence, and North Sydney on July 9. 'During one of the searches, Sandy Joseph Young was arrested and later remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre,' reads a news release from the Cape Breton Regional Police. Young has been charged with five counts of possession of property obtained by crime, along with numerous offences for the unauthorized and careless use of firearms. Police say additional charges are anticipated. The investigation is ongoing, in collaboration with auto theft investigators from the Equite Association, according to the release. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
30-06-2025
- CTV News
Cape Breton police find body in Sydney River
Cape Breton Regional Police found a body floating in the Sydney River last week. Officers responded to a report of a person spotting the body near the shoreline on Rose Street Friday evening, according to a police news release. Police say there is nothing to indicate foul play as a factor in the death, but an autopsy has been ordered to determine the identity of the deceased and the cause of death. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
25-06-2025
- CTV News
Two people arrested after two men injured in Sydney Mines shooting
Two men are in custody after two other men were injured in a shooting in Sydney Mines, N.S., Tuesday night. Cape Breton Regional Police received a report around 11:30 p.m. that two men in a vehicle on Cook Street had been struck by a bullet fired from another vehicle. The victims identified the suspects and their vehicle, which police found on Ocean Street. Police say the vehicle was on fire when they found it. Members of the Emergency Response Team and a K9 unit tracked the two suspects to a trailer at a nearby home on Ocean Street, where they were arrested. The two victims were taken to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to their legs. The Sydney Mines Volunteer Fire Department attended the scene and extinguished the fire at the vehicle, which police seized. Police say the four people involved in the shooting are all known to one another and investigators are treating it as an isolated incident. Police say charges are pending against the two men in custody. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
18-06-2025
- CTV News
Cape Breton police to roll out body cameras this fall
The Cape Breton Regional Police is planning to launch body cameras for officers and downtown security cameras this fall. Police Chief Robert Walsh gave an update on the implementation of the camera system at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Wednesday. Regional council approved of the project in their $321.2-million capital budget earlier this year. 'As part of CBRM's commitment to public safety, accountability, and transparency in policing, the implementation of various camera systems has been prioritized,' the agenda for meeting reads. The project includes body-worn cameras for frontline officers, in-car cameras for patrol vehicles and stationary cameras in downtown areas. The agenda says the final drafts of the privacy impact assessments for all three systems are under a final internal review. The assessments include usage restrictions, mitigation methods and storage protocols. Contracts for the systems are expected to be handed out by July and the systems are set to be installed by late summer or early fall. An implementation report will be made available by September. More to come… Robert Walsh Cape Breton Regional Police Chief Robert Walsh, right, discusses body cameras at a meeting. (Source: Ryan MacDonald/CTV News Atlantic) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
