Police Beat

Two Lower Prospect men are facing multiple charges

RCMP say Ryan Robert McDowell failed to return to court in July 2019 after being charged in a December 2018 incident in Westphal

A concerned caller contacted police and told them they thought she was impaired when she picked up a child at a child care business, say RCMP

A 15-year-old boy was injured during his arrest and a 23-second video of the incident has been circulating on social media

The area is at the off-ramp of Highway 103 into Bayers Lake and caused heavy traffic delays in the area

The incident has been referred to the Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team

The suspect and victim are believed to be known to one another.

Police say a man with a knife went into the business and tried to take money from the register

Officers searched three separate addresses, seizing weapons, ammunition and drugs

Police say his criminal record includes convictions for sexual assault, assault, kidnapping and drug trafficking