Two men charged with thefts from Halifax mosques
Posted Apr 21, 2023 03:37:51 PM.
Last Updated Apr 21, 2023 03:41:59 PM.
Regional police have charged two men for thefts at two different mosques last week.
On April 12, police received a report that two men stole money from donation boxes inside a mosque on Matthias Street and then fled on foot.
Two days later, police received another report of a second theft at the same mosque where a man stole money from the donation boxes before fleeing on foot.
That same day, officers arrested a 39-year-old man near Faulkner Street in Dartmouth and a 32-year-old man near Hillcrest Drive in Halifax, in connection to those thefts.
Police say they later discovered the 39-year-old man was also responsible for a theft from donation boxes at a mosque on Larry Uteck Boulevard on April 10.
He was arrested Thursday night for that theft without incident.
The 39-year-old man has been charged with three counts of theft under $5,000 and three counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Meantime, the 32-year-old man has been charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
Both men are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face the charges.
