Kentville man facing several charges related to thefts, armed robbery in Yarmouth area: N.S. RCMP

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A man from Kentville, N.S. is facing over a dozen charges in relation to several thefts, an armed robbery, and break-and-enters in the Yarmouth, N.S. area during the month of December.

On Thursday, police received a report of a stolen vehicle in Barrington Passage, N.S. Shortly after, a second report was received of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 103 in Clyde River, N.S.

Police say that information led to the arrest of 49-year-old Anthony Scott Haynes.

Upon further investigation, police allege Haynes had been involved in a number of other incidents between Dec. 23 and 28, including thefts at a grocery store and a department store in Yarmouth, break-and-enters at two businesses in Hebron, N.S., and an armed robbery at a grocery store in Yarmouth.

Police say Haynes has been charged with:

• robbery with a weapon
• disguised with intent
• unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
• assault with a weapon
• possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• two counts of break and enter
• two counts of possession of break-in instruments
• theft of conveyance
• dangerous operation of a conveyance
• flight from peace officer
• operation of a conveyance while prohibited
• two counts of theft under $5,000
• failure to comply with conditions

Haynes has been remanded into custody and will appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court for a bail hearing on Jan. 10, 2022.