RCMP investigating alleged lobster theft from Eastern Passage, N.S. fishing boat

HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia RCMP is investigating an alleged lobster theft from a fishing boat in Eastern Passage.

Police say three crates of lobster, which had been attached to a fishing boat on Government Wharf Road, were removed from the water.

According to police, the three crates were removed sometime between 4:30 p.m. on May 17 and 11:30 a.m. on May 18.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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  In this October 2008 file photo, cooked lobster claws and tails are seen at a lobster dealer in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)