Halifax Regional Police charged three men with stealing firearms from a Dartmouth business last month.
In a statement, police said officers responded to an alarm at the Nova Scotia Tactical on Windmill Road around 3:45 a.m. on November 25.
“The suspects broke into the business and stole several firearms. The suspects fled before officers arrived on the scene, ”the statement said.
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Police say that as a result of the investigation, three men have been arrested.
Alexander Paul MacDougall, 26, Tyrell Ramone Beals, 34, and Tremaine Daniel Colley, 39, have been charged with:
- Break and enter to steal firearms
- Mischief (property damage)
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm (16 counts)
- Possession of a firearm knowing that it is not authorized (16 counts)
- Firearms trafficking (16 counts)
- Transferring a firearm without authorization (16 counts)
The statement said Beals and Colley also face 16 counts each of possession of a firearm against a court order.
Police say the stolen firearms have yet to be recovered.
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