Nova Scotia Police Arrest 18-Year-Old in Armed IPV Incident

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia police arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday night in Eastern Passage after he allegedly appeared masked and armed with a loaded rifle at a restaurant where one of the employees knew him, in what authorities described as an intimate partner violence incident.

Officers responded to reports around 8 p.m. at a business on Cow Bay Road in the Halifax suburb. The suspect, wearing gloves and concealing a firearm in his pants, attempted to flee when police arrived but was apprehended with the assistance of police dogs. Authorities identified him as Connor James Tobin and found him in possession of a rifle, ammunition and a prohibited magazine.

A subsequent search of a residence on Romkey Drive uncovered additional weapons, including two long guns and a loaded handgun with a prohibited magazine, along with more ammunition, body armour and two shoulder patches resembling those from Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniforms. Police stated the situation posed a significant risk of escalating into a lethal event due to the weapons involved, though no evidence suggests Tobin planned a wider attack.

Tobin faces multiple weapons-related charges from the restaurant...