RCMP arrest 3 in connection to assault, theft at Digby wharf

Digby RCMPare turning to the public for help in finding a fourth person related to a case ofassault and theft at a wharf in Weymouth North, N.S., in August.

Police arrested three people this month in relation to the case.

Two men, 24 and 34,from Brighton, N.S., were arrested after turning themselves in on Sept. 18.

A 54-year-old woman from Harrietsfield, N.S., was arrested after she turned herself in on Sept. 20.

Police responded to a report of assault and theft on Aug. 2at a wharf in Weymouth North. Police were told four people stole a crate of lobster from a boat at the wharf.

When the four people were confronted by the property owner, police say in a release that the suspects "dumped the lobster back into the water and threw the empty crate at the owner, striking them on the arm."

Police saidthe four people then fled the area in a boat.

On Aug. 30, Digby RCMP released photos of the people involved in hopes someone would recognize them. The three people who were charged turned themselves in weeks later.

The24-year-old man will be facing charges of assault with a weapon and theft under $5,000.The 34-year-old man will be facing a charge of theft under $5,000. The woman is facing a charge of theft under $5,000.

All three were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear in Digby provincial court on Dec. 11.