{"id":35455,"date":"2023-04-12T13:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=35455"},"modified":"2023-04-12T13:05:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T16:05:56","slug":"rcmp-nab-impaired-driver-after-flight-from-police-in-upper-sackville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=35455","title":{"rendered":"RCMP nab impaired driver after flight from police in Upper Sackville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPPER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged following fleeing from police on April 8 in the Upper Sackville area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with Halifax District RCMP, said RCMP arrested an impaired driver after a report of a motor vehicle theft in Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 3 p.m., Halifax Regional Police (HRP) received a report of a motor vehicle theft. HRP members learned that a grey Honda Civic was stolen on Ford St. in Halifax by a man described as six-foot-tall wearing a baseball hat and a jacket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cpl. Tremblay said at approximately 5 p.m., police received multiple reports of a Honda Civic driving erratically at a high rate of speed in the Hammonds Plains area. The vehicle was last seen turning onto Lucasville Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;148&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RCMP officers, who attempted to stop the vehicle on Lucasville Rd, observed the man travelling at 134km\/h in a 50 km\/h zone.&nbsp;Officers did not pursue the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short time later, the vehicle was located at a camp ground on Hwy. 1 in Upper Sackville. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;With the assistance from an HRP K-9 Team, the driver was tracked to a nearby trailer,&#8221; said Cpl. Tremblay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police attended the trailer and safely arrested the man after the occupants, known to him, advised officers he was hiding inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man was transported to the Lower Sackville RCMP detachment where a drug evaluation was completed by an HRP Drug Recognition Expert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The evaluation indicated that the man was impaired by drug,&#8221; said Cpl. Tremblay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven James Maloney, 30, has been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theft of a Motor Vehicle;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operation While Impaired;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flight from Peace Officer;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[adrotate banner=&#8221;194&#8243;]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[adrotate banner=&#8221;93&#8243;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Maloney was later released on conditions by the Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on June 19, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #s: 23-41550, 23-41588<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;] UPPER SACKVILLE: A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged following fleeing from police on April 8 in the Upper Sackville area. Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with Halifax District RCMP, said RCMP arrested an impaired driver after a report of a motor vehicle theft in Halifax. 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