Security camera photo of suspect in a robbery at Yarmouth Freshmart on December 28th, 2021. (Photo: Yarmouth Freshmart on Facebook)
RCMP 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.
Police were able to confirm 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.
