ENFIELD/GRAND LAKE: A 46-year-old man whose last known address is listed as Oldham has been charged for theft of a truck and trailer along with other offences.
On September 11, at approximately 10:06 p.m., RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a theft of a work truck and flatbed trailer that had just occurred at the Enfield Irving Big Stop on Hwy. 2 in Enfield.
Responding officers learned the occupants of the work truck had gone into the gas station and a man got into the truck and drove away with the trailer in tow, at a high rate of speed.
The owner of the truck advised it was equipped with OnStar which allowed officers to track the truck’s live location.
Officers were directed to the area of Jackson Dr. in Wellington.
“Upon arrival, the man driving the stolen truck, fled the area at a high rate of speed,” a police spokesperson said. “Officers followed and authorized OnStar to enable the slow-down function.”
A local resident said the suspect hasn’t lived in Oldham for 20-plus years.
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The stolen truck and trailer came to a stop in the 5500 block of Hwy. 2, Grand Lake, and the driver, 46-year-old Adam Joseph Dunford, was safely arrested.
Evidence gathered by officers suggested Dunford was impaired.
Dunford failed a roadside screening device and was transported to Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment where he provided breath samples of 70 mg% and 60 mg%.
Dunford is charged with:
- Theft of a Motor Vehicle
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Mischief over $5000
- Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- Flight from a Peace Officer
- Operation while Prohibited
- Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle
- Failure to Comply with Probation Order
He appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on September 12.
Dunford remains in custody and was due to appear in court again on September 18.
File #: 25-132070