Two men face multiple charges in connection to firearms investigation, break and enter

Halifax police have charged two men in connection to a firearms investigation and a break and enter.

In the early morning hours on Friday, officers responded to a break and enter at the Needs Convenience on Ruth Goldbloom Drive where two men broke in, stole cigarettes and lottery tickets and then fled the area in a vehicle.

Police tried to stop the vehicle near Windmill and Victoria Roads but the driver refused.

Police say they chose not to pursue out of concern for public safety.

Then at roughly 4 a.m., officers found the vehicle abandoned on Waverly Road where a K-9 unit was used to track down the suspects and arrest them a short time later.

According to HRP, one of the suspects was also charged in connection to a search of a home on Alabaster Way where police seized a loaded firearm.

Shea Alexander Durnford, 34, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday to face charges of:

• Possession of a firearm obtained by crime
• Possession of a loaded prohibited firearm
• Possession of a firearm without a license
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
• Storing a firearm contrary to the regulations
• Unsafe storage of a firearm
• Tampering with the serial number on a firearm
• Possession of a firearm contrary to a court order (x2)
• Break and enter
• Dangerous operation of a conveyance
• Flight from a peace officer
• Possession of break and enter tools
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Fail to comply with conditions of a release order x 3

Jordon Ryan Dorton, 32, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Monday to face charges of:

• Break and enter
• Possession of break and enter tools
• Resisting arrest
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Fail to comply with conditions of a release order