{"id":56786,"date":"2025-07-11T15:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=56786"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T18:48:26","slug":"rcmp-seize-firearms-drugs-five-charged-with-multiple-offences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=56786","title":{"rendered":"RCMP seize firearms, drugs; five charged with multiple offences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56501&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LAKE ECHO:<\/strong> RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged five people after executing a search warrant at a home in Lake Echo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 4, the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Street Crime Enforcement Unit, with assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at a residence on Snow White Dr.\u00a0 as part of an ongoing drug trafficking and firearms investigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five people were safely arrested at the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the search, officers seized a .223 calibre assault-style rifle loaded with a high-capacity magazine, ammunition, three replica handguns, a quantity of cocaine, narcotic prescription pills, dried cannabis, and a Dodge Ram 1500 that had been reported stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56526&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56179&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/HRD-SCEU-1-1024x357.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56788\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(RCMP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Joseph Andrew Fitzgerald, 51, of Lake Echo; Cheray Shedrick, 35, of Sipekne&#8217;katik; Samantha Jeane Forbes, 34, of Newport; Richard Douglas Ruth, 48, of Porters Lake; and Norman Blair Philpitt, 58, of Lake Echo, have each been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unsafe Storage of Firearm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited Weapon or Restricted Weapon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Commission of Offence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (over $5,000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laundering Proceeds of Crime<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fitzgerald has also been charged with Possession Contrary to Order (three counts) and Failure to Comply with Order (three counts). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shedrick has also been charged with Failure to Comply with Order (four counts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56514&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56506&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nova Scotians are encouraged to contact their nearest RCMP detachment or local police to report crime, including the illegal sale of drugs, in their communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anonymous tips can be made by calling Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also do so by submitting a secure web tip at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppers.ns.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.crimestoppers.ns.ca<\/a>, or using the P3 Tips app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #: 25-93782<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56509&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56530&#8243;]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE ECHO: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment has charged five people after executing a search warrant at a home in Lake Echo. 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