Yarmouth RCMP General Investigation Section has charged a man involved in multiple incidents in the Yarmouth and Barrington areas.
On December 30, a report of a stolen vehicle in Barrington Passage followed shortly after by a report of a single vehicle collision on Hwy. 103 in Clyde River led to the arrest of a male driver.
Upon identifying the driver, police confirmed that he had been involved in a number of other incidents between December 23 and 28, including, thefts at a grocery store and a department store in Yarmouth, break and enters into two businesses in Hebron, and an armed robbery at a grocery store in Yarmouth.
Anthony Scott Haynes, 49, of Kentville, has been charged with:
- Robbery with a Weapon
- Disguised with Intent
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon
- Assault with a Weapon
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Break and Enter (2 counts)
- Possession of Break-In Instruments (2 counts)
- Theft of Conveyance
- Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance
- Flight from Peace Officer
- Operation of a Conveyance while Prohibited
- Theft under $5,000 (2 counts)
- Failure to Comply with Conditions
Haynes has been remanded into custody and will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court for a bail hearing on January 10, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
The investigations were led by the Yarmouth RCMP General Investigation Section with assistance from Yarmouth/Clare RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit, Yarmouth Town RCMP, Yarmouth Rural RCMP and Barrington RCMP.
File #'s: 2021-1923999, 2021-1923909, 2021-1916186, 2021-1915279, 2021-1911183, 2021-1917840, 2021-1899672