Amherst Police Department
A 44-year-old Amherst NS male has been arrested and is facing numerous charges after Police received a report of a suspicious person at a local residence.
At approximately 6:30am on October 20th, 2026, Amherst Police responded to a complaint of a suspicious person at a residence in the East Victoria Street area. The male was not known to have any association to the property. Police arrived and located a male who was leaving the area. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of the male and the subsequent search of his person incident to arrest resulted in the seizure of a quantity of tools and pills.
Ian Morrill, aged 44 years of Amherst NS has been charged with:
- Section 348(1)(a) Criminal Code – Break and Enter
- Section 351(1) Criminal Code – Possession of Break in tools
- Section 733.1(1) Criminal Code – Failure to Comply with Probation Order X 3
- Section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act – Possession of Schedule I substance
Morrill was held in Police custody and made an appearance in court on October 20th, 2026, and was released on conditions. He is scheduled to appear again in court on November 30th, 2026, on these matters.
APD Media Contact
Insp. Tom Wood|
902-667-8600
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