{"id":27250,"date":"2022-03-22T23:37:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=27250"},"modified":"2022-03-22T23:37:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:37:30","slug":"updated-police-charge-two-protest-organizers-dr-strang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=27250","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: Police charge two protest organizers in connection to protests outside Dr. Strang&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FALL RIVER:<\/strong> The RCMP\/HRP General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has charged two people involved in protests against Covid-19 restrictions in Fall River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Const. Guillaume Tremblay with Halifax District RCMP said on March 20, Halifax District RCMP responded to a complaint of a protest being held outside of a home in the Fall River community. Police attended and blocked off the area to prevent protestors from interfering with home owners\u2019 property. The protest lasted a few hours and protestors left on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 21, police again responded to a complaint of a protest being held outside of the same home. Police blocked off the area and the protestors left on their own after a few hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 22, police responded to another complaint of a protest outside the same home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of an ongoing investigation into activity associated with the protests, while this protest was occurring, two people were arrested on Pleasant St. in Dartmouth by Halifax Regional Police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protestors near the home in St. Andrews Village were informed that two people had been arrested for offences related to the protests and the protestors left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These protests were targeted at an individual and their private residence. The evidence collected during the investigation gave investigators reasonable ground to believe that criminal offences had been committed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeremy Mitchell MacKenzie, 36, of Pictou and Morgan May Guptill, 31, of Cole Harbour, have been charged with Criminal Harassment, Mischief, Harassing Phone Calls and Intimidation of a Health Professional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both MacKenzie and Guptill were held in custody overnight and will be appearing in Dartmouth Provincial Court today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #: 22-32631<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;] FALL RIVER: The RCMP\/HRP General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has charged two people involved in protests against Covid-19 restrictions in Fall River. 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