Queens District RCMP have charged two people with multiple charges after a break and enter in East Berlin that led to a drug seizure.
Officers responded to a call in progress on April 23 at 6:40 p.m. at a cottage on East Berlin Road. Initially, police were told the owner had gone to the cabin and found an unknown car in the driveway and at least one person inside the building.
RCMP arrested two people in the cottage: a 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from Brooklyn.
They seized the pair’s vehicle, an Audi S4, and released the suspects while they investigated.
Officers executed a search warrant on the vehicle on June 4 and found bear mace, a knife, a machete, and drugs believe to be cocaine and crack cocaine, as well as drug paraphernalia.
James Mathew Stewart is charged with:
break and enter with intent
mischief under $5,000
possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Angel Dawn Patterson is charged with:
break and enter with intent
mischief under $5,000
possession of a controlled substance
Both Stewart and Patterson are due to appear in Bridgewater provincial court on Aug. 28, at 9:30 a.m.
The house at 89 Main St. in Liverpool before fire destroyed it on May 13. RCMP say the fire was suspicious. (Top photo: Google Streetview; bottom photo: Rick Conrad)
Queens District RCMP are asking for the public’s help in investigating a ‘suspicious’ fire at 89 Main St. in Liverpool in May.
“In this case, because the investigation is ongoing, I can’t provide additional comments without jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation,” RCMP spokesman Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay told QCCR on Wednesday.
“But I can tell you from the information gathered, it does indicate it is suspicious in nature. And we are looking for tips from the public to advance the investigation.”
Fire services from around Queens County and RCMP officers responded to the fire at 4:40 a.m. on May 13. The historic house, known as the Hendry House, was abandoned at the time. Nobody was injured.
The Liverpool Fire Department referred it to the RCMP for investigation.
The blaze destroyed the house, which local historian Tim MacDonald said was built around 1893 and was owned by former Liverpool mayor, ship owner and businessman A.W. Hendry.
Firefighters tore down the remaining structure. The Region of Queens erected a fence around the property.
And on Tuesday, regional councillors voted to declare the site dangerous and unsightly. They gave the property owner seven days to clean it up.
According to Nova Scotia property records, 89 Main St. is owned by Rosemarie Jacob. It’s one of 14 properties she owns in Liverpool, Brooklyn, Italy Cross, Lunenburg Co., and East Baccaro, Shelburne Co.
If Jacob does not appeal the municipal cleanup order by June 18, the municipality will do it and charge the cost to her as a lien on the property.
There are two mailing addresses listed for Jacob in property records. One is a post office box in Brooklyn. The other is a PO box in Liverpool.
Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman said Tuesday that Jacob is hard to find.
“Staff have used every avenue they have to contact the owner. However, unfortunately, that owner leaves very little contact information. We have simply been unable to contact the owner.”
RCMP are asking anyone with information about the fire to contact Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721. If you want to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
This is all that’s left of the historic Hendry House at 89 Main St. in Liverpool after a fire in May. (Rick Conrad)
The owner of an abandoned house on Main Street in Liverpool that burned down in May has seven days to clean up the site.
If she doesn’t clean it up or appeal the order within seven days, the Region of Queens will do it for her and charge her for the cost of the cleanup.
Councillors voted on Tuesday to declare the property dangerous and unsightly and to clean it up.
According to Nova Scotia property records, 89 Main St. is owned by Rosemarie Jacob, who owns 13 other properties in Liverpool, Brooklyn, Italy Cross, Lunenburg Co., and East Baccaro, Shelburne Co.
Only two addresses are listed for Jacob in property records. One is a post office box in Brooklyn. The other is a PO box in Liverpool.
Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman said Tuesday the owner is hard to find.
“Staff have used every avenue they have to contact the owner. However, unfortunately, that owner leaves very little contact information. We have simply been unable to contact the owner.”
The house at 89 Main St. caught fire overnight on May 13. The Liverpool Fire Department eventually got it under control, but the structure had to be torn down.
It was unoccupied at the time of the fire.
Since then, the municipality has fenced off the property. But none of the debris from the fire has been cleaned up.
There’s still a slight acrid, charred smell around the property from the fire.
A screenshot from Google Streetview from 2014 of 89 Main St. in Liverpool.
According to local historian Tim MacDonald, the historic house was built in 1893 and was once owned by former Liverpool mayor, ship owner and businessman A.W. Hendry.
Liverpool Fire Chief Trevor Munroe told QCCR on Tuesday that they’ve finished their initial investigation and passed it on to Queens District RCMP.
He said there was no power at the property, so it’s unclear how the fire started. That’s why the RCMP are investigating.
“It could be suspicious, it could not be suspicious,” he said in an interview. “But it could be something as simple as a cigarette if someone was moving the grass or something like that.”
An RCMP spokesman said Tuesday the investigation is still ongoing.
Mike MacLeod, the director of planning and development for the region, told councillors on Tuesday that the municipality has received a number of complaints about cleaning up the site.
QCCR is trying to find the owner for comment. If we are able to reach her, we will update this story.
According to property records, Rosemarie Jacob bought the house in 2002 from Erwin Keller of A & I Keller Investments Limited.
Before that, it was owned by the McConnell family from 1973 to 1999.
Council voted on Tuesday to give Jacob seven days to clean it up. Unless she appeals the order by June 18, the municipality will do it and charge the cost as a lien against the property.
Norman says it’s an issue of public safety.
“In the absence of an owner, we are moving ahead with the motion made today. Seven days to file an appeal and if we do not hear from the owner by June 18, then we will be moving ahead and cleaning up the property.”
Another property owned by Jacob that appears to have been abandoned is on Court Street. That’s just off Main Street and behind the former Mersey Hotel, which is itself in bad shape but is currently occupied by various residential tenants.
Jacob also bought the Court Street house in 2002 from A & I Keller Investments.
Norman said she couldn’t comment on the Court Street property or any other Queens County properties owned by Jacob.
“Our bylaw officer has many files that she is presently working on. I cannot comment on the one you’ve made, however, there are various properties that are going to be coming forward to council.”
If Jacob appeals the order, the municipality will schedule a public hearing.
Emergency crews clean up the scene of a two-vehicle collision near Tim Hortons in Liverpool on Friday morning. (Rick Conrad)
Emergency crews responded to two separate collisions in Liverpool on Friday.
The first occurred near the Tim Hortons shortly after 10 a.m. A Subaru Forrester and Hyundai Elantra collided as one was exiting onto Bristol Avenue and the other car was turning at the intersection.
An RCMP spokesman said nobody was injured, but both cars were towed.
The second one happened at about 11:45 a.m. at Henry Hensey Drive and Bristol Avenue. RCMP, EHS and Liverpool fire crews were on scene. Three vehicles were involved in that incident. Nobody was injured, RCMP said.
A spokeswoman said it appeared one car ran into another car, which then bumped another vehicle.
It snarled traffic for about an hour.
Traffic was snarled around lunch time on Friday on Bristol Avenue after three cars were involved in a collision at Henry Hensey Drive. (Rick Conrad)
The Queens District RCMP detachment in Liverpool is closed to the public for the next six to nine months. (Rick Conrad)
The Queens District RCMP detachment at 20 Shore Rd. in Liverpool will be closed to the public for the next six to nine months while the office undergoes renovations.
RCMP announced the closure on its Facebook page this week. The office closed April 24.
The Mounties are asking people not to visit the detachment while it’s closed. If you have a requests for a criminal record or vulnerable sector check, RCMP staff will be at the Region of Queens offices at 249 White Point Rd. in Liverpool, on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and on Thursdays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
If you need fingerprinting, contact Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721.
RCMP officers will continue to provide policing services in Queens during the closure. To speak with an officer or to report a crime, call 902-354-5721. For emergencies, call 911.
RCMP are looking for a suspect in thefts in Digby and Queens County. (RCMP photo)
RCMP in Queens County and Digby are looking for a person of interest in a break and enter at two businesses.
On Jan. 23, at 11:37 p.m., Digby RCMP responded to a commercial alarm on Prince William Street in Digby.
Somebody broke into the business through the front door and drove away in a blue Mazda with $8,000 in merchandise.
On Jan. 24, at 2:10 a.m., somebody stole a black and yellow 2004 Ford truck from R & C Weare Logging Ltd. in Harmony Mills, Queens County. Shortly afterward, the truck was found undamaged.
RCMP say surveillance footage from the area shows a man wearing a hat, a dark hoodie with CAT on the front and rubber boots.
RCMP are looking for a suspect in thefts in Digby and Queens County. (RCMP photo)
Anyone with information or who can identify the suspect is asked to contact the Digby RCMP Detachment at 902-245-2579 or Queens District RCMP at 902-354-5721. Or you can call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, anonymously and toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also submit a tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.
RCMP were at the scene of a crash in the crosswalk at Main and Market streets in Liverpool on Monday morning. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
A 79-year-old woman was taken to South Shore Regional Hospital on Monday morning after she was hit in the crosswalk at Main and Market streets in Liverpool.
The collision occurred at 11:21 a.m., an RCMP spokesman said. The woman’s injuries are not life-threatening.
Police have charged a driver with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk.
The three-way stop at the corner of Main and Market streets has seen collisions and close calls before.
Leanne Arnott, owner of Five Girls Baking, said she has witnessed some of them.
“In fact, I myself have had a very close call,” she said Monday. “That was a couple of years ago and I was three-quarters of the way through the intersection when somebody decided not to stop and I actually had to put my hands on the hood of their car and jump back before they ran me over.”
She did not see Monday’s incident, but noticed emergency personnel tending to the woman, who was lying on the street.
Arnott said the intersection is unsafe and the municipality should install pedestrian-controlled lights to help alert drivers.
“As a business owner, watching this intersection daily, it is not safe. And I think if you were to ask anybody who lives around here, walks around here or even drives through the intersection on a regular basis, you’ll be told that this intersection is absolutely not safe.”
She said she’s worried more people will get hurt if something isn’t done soon.
A spokesperson for the municipality was not available to comment Monday.
Nova Scotia RCMP say they charged 125 people with impaired driving offences in December.
In the numbers released Wednesday, RCMP said 55 of those charges involved impaired driving involving alcohol and seven were drug-impaired infractions. Fourteen of the charges were refusing the breathalyzer, while 49 people had their licences suspended for driving while impaired.
RCMP say impaired driving investigations can be complex, especially when they involve both alcohol and drugs. Refusing a breathalyser can result in the same penalty as impaired driving.
The Mounties say you should call 911 immediately if you see somebody driving erratically or unsafely.
A 27-year-old Liverpool man has died after an ATV crash on Old Port Mouton Road in Liverpool on Thursday afternoon.
When Queens District RCMP and other first responders arrived at the scene at about 1 p.m., they found an overturned ATV in the ditch. The driver of the ATV was found dead beside the vehicle.
RCMP said a part of Old Port Mouton Road would be closed for a few hours. A collision reconstruction specialist was on the scene and police continue to investigate.
