Kings District RCMP have arrested and charged a person believed to be responsible for numerous thefts at New Minas businesses.
On February 10 and February 17, police responded to two separate shoplifting incidents at the same business. A welder was stolen in each incident. On February 19, police responded to a third theft at a second business where a substantial amount of tools were stolen. Video surveillance from the stores showed the same suspect leaving the stores without paying. The suspect was driving a white Chevrolet Impala.
On February 24, another theft occurred at the second business and a substantial amount of tools were stolen. A store employee obtained photos of the white Chevrolet Impala's licence plate and police began searching for the vehicle. At approximately 2 p.m., police located the suspect vehicle which fled at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was located a short time later abandoned on Old Cemetery Rd. A male suspect was located a short distance from the vehicle on Hwy 101. He was arrested without incident.
Dennis Cecil Francis Johnson, 57, of Dartmouth, is charged with the following:
Theft Under $5,000 x 5
Possession of Stolen Property x 2
Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
Johnson is in custody for parole violation and will appear in Kentville Provincial Court on April 13, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
File #'s: 2021183349, 2021212582, 2021222786, 2021245866