Cop busts car thieves caught with stolen loot

It was at 3:25 a.m. when Constable Darin Johnston from the Shelburne RCMP followed behind the moving vehicle and performed a routine check.

He relayed the license plate information to the dispatcher and immediately found the car to be stolen earlier from Halifax.

“Through a routine check the officer found the car to be stolen and wanted for a hit and run in Halifax,” said Sgt. Barry MacLellan of the Shelburne Detachment.

The officer approached the vehicle to find a 16-year old driver and 20-year old passenger in the car along with the stolen goods from their break and enter and a small amount of marijuana.

Both were arrested with the young offender being remanded into custody and the 20-year old man was released the next day with a court date of May 23.