Sydney Citizens On Patrol Association

04/17/2026

Welcome Constables Sandeep Sing-Dua and Jack Taylor, who are the two newest officers hired for duty with the Cape Breton Regional Police Service! They join frontline Patrols as part of our ongoing recruitment partnership with the Atlantic Police Academy to ensure a full complement of officers keeping our communities safe.

03/11/2026

We recently had the pleasure of a visit from Pastor Jamie Joseph (right) of the North Sydney Seven Day Adventist Church, along with community member Vince Penney. Pastor Joseph asked to meet Interim Chief MacKinnon and talk about the volunteer work they do for the health and safety of our community.

01/08/2026

Cape Breton Regional Police have four persons in custody for a shooting in Sydney earlier this morning.

Police responded to the parking lot of McDonald’s on Welton Street at approximately 4:30 AM where witnesses reported seeing a person fire a shot at two other persons running towards Welton Street. Officers located three people in a vehicle at the scene, which also contained a firearm, and all three were arrested. A second vehicle fled the scene on police arrival, which officers tracked to the area of James Street where it went off the road and the driver ran. With assistance from the K9 Unit and Emergency Response team, this person was located and arrested at a residence on Lingan Road. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

Police seized both vehicles and continue to investigate; this is being treated as an isolated incident between individuals known to each other.

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01/07/2026

Please avoid the Pitt Street area of Sydney where a live explosive was located inside a building this morning. Officers are evacuating nearby buildings, have closed the street to vehicle and pedestrian traffic and have the area contained while awaiting arrival of Military personnel and the Explosive Disposal Unit for further assistance.

Follow the direction of police as they secure the area; updates will be provided when they are available.

12/31/2025

12/24/2025

On behalf of everyone at Halifax Regional Police, have a safe and happy holiday season.

While this time of year brings joy and happiness for many, it can also be a time of stress and loneliness for others. Please take a moment to check in on each other – your family, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Those extra minutes spent offering kindness and support to one another go a long way.

Our communities are safer and stronger when we look out for each other.

Happy holidays.

12/24/2025

12/23/2025

On December 23, 1975, Corporal Eric Wallace Spicer was killed in the line of duty. The Dartmouth Police Department dedicated its station in his honour. We remember his service and ultimate sacrifice.

12/20/2025

Police continue to investigate the murder of Lee’Marion Shancez Cain

Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of Lee’Marion Shancez Cain and the Special Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division continues to investigate the case.

On December 21, 2021, at approximately 4 p.m., officers responded to a shooting involving two vehicles near the intersection of Windmill Road and Waddell Avenue in Dartmouth. Shots from one vehicle were fired at another hitting a 26-year-old man and eight-year-old Lee’Marion. They were transported to hospital where Lee’Marion died as a result of his injuries. The man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Video footage has been a key part of the investigation and has shown that at least two suspects were involved in the homicide. The suspects are described as Black men in their 20s-30s who were driving a burgundy Chevrolet Traverse, with tinted windows.

Investigators know there are people who have information that could help solve Lee’Marion’s homicide and believe that even the smallest piece of information may progress the investigation.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact police at 902-490-5020.

Lee’Marion’s case is part of the Nova Scotia Department of Justice Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program which offers cash rewards of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for specified major unsolved crimes. Callers must contact the Rewards Program at 1-888-710-9090, must provide their name and contact information, and may be called to testify in court. All calls will be recorded. The amount of the award will be based on the investigative value of the information provided.

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