On February 20, in relation to an ongoing voyeurism investigation, RCMP officers, assisted by the RCMP Emergency Response Team, safely arrested four men and one woman at a home on Hwy. 246.
Investigators then executed a search warrant at the residence, where they seized cell phones, laptops, a pistol, a shotgun, a loaded rifle, ammunition, body armour, correctional services uniforms, methamphetamine pills and tannerite pellets.
Leland Lance Lynds, 55, of West New Annan, has been charged with:
• Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized (three counts)
• Contravention of Storage Regulations (three counts)
• Possession Contrary to a Prohibition Order (six counts)
• Failure to Comply with a Probation Order
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
• Possession of a Controlled Substance (three counts)
• Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling
Colby Alexander Keating, 28, of Central New Annan, has been charged with:
• Failure to Comply with a Probation Order
• Failure to Comply with a Release Order (two counts)
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm (three counts)
• Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon or Restricted Weapon
• Possession of a Controlled Substance (three counts)
• Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Selling
Lynds was remanded into custody and is due to appear in Truro Provincial Court on February 26, at 9:30 a.m.
Keating was held in custody and released on conditions by the courts. He will appear in Truro Provincial Court on April 2, at 9:30 a.m.
A 66-year-old man of West New Annan was issued a summary offence ticket under the Body Armour Control Act of Nova Scotia for possessing body armour. The remaining two people who were arrested, a 43-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were released on conditions. All three are scheduled to appear in Truro Provincial Court at a later date.
The investigation is ongoing.
File # 2025-186604